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The unexpected victory of Rep. Woo Won-shik, a former floor leader, in the race for the speaker shows a clear message from newly elected DP lawmakers that Lee must end his unique fandom-based politics.
If the DP leader and his allies ignore such reality, they will see another shocking result in its national convention three months later.
Surprisingly, lawmaker-elect Choo Mi-ae has been defeated by Rep. Woo Won-shik in the majority party’s internal race to elect a candidate for the speaker of the next legislature despite DP leader Lee Jae-myung's “full support."
Members of the liberal Democratic Party (DP) on Thursday elected five-term lawmaker Woo Won-shik as their preferred candidate for speaker of the new National Assembly, which will convene later this month.
Discussions on an amendment demands a farsighted approach. Otherwise, it cannot draw a national consensus.
Before the Democratic Party (DP) elects its candidate for the new speaker of the National Assembly on Thursday, lawmaker-elect Choo Mi-ae bragged about receiving “full support from current DP leader Lee Jae-myung.”
The DP cannot avoid criticism for returning to the authoritarian days, when the party head appointed the floor leader.
Empowered by their landslide victory in the recent general election, hardline voices within the liberal Democratic Party (DP) are calling on leader Lee Jae-myung to raise contentious issues during his proposed meeting with President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The former lawyer and judge won a sixth parliamentary term, making her a favorite for speaker of the National Assembly.
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