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PPP to file police complaint against DP's Choo Mi-ae, judiciary committee chair

The PPP said on Friday that it will file a police complaint against Choo Mi-ae, a DP lawmaker and the chair of the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee, accusing her of abuse of power.

2025-09-26

Choo pushes for hearing on Jo, criticizes King Sejong reference

Liberal Democratic Party (DP) Rep. Choo Mi-ae, who chairs the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, criticized Supreme Court Chief Justice Jo Hee-de on Wednesday and his statement that “King Sejong did not use the law to strengthen royal authority.”

2025-09-24

PPP Rep. Na accuses judiciary committee chair of power abuse for expelling lawmakers

PPP lawmaker Na Kyung-won accused committee chair Choo Mi-ae of abusing authority by expelling lawmakers. Na warned of potential criminal charges while criticizing the DP's management of parliamentary affairs.

2025-09-24

Rep. Choo Mi-ae nominated to lead Legislation and Judiciary Committee

The liberal Democratic Party (DP) on Wednesday nominated Rep. Choo Mi-ae to head the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee, filling the vacancy left by Rep. Lee Choon-suak, who resigned.

2025-08-06

Top office to dispatch delegations to key countries to deepen ties

President Lee Jae Myung will dispatch special envoys to key countries starting Monday, and announced the delegations for four missions to the European Union, France, Britain and India on Sunday.

2025-07-13

Lee must depart from fandom-based politics

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.

2024-05-20

What matters is public’s support, not Lee’s

If the DP leader and his allies ignore such reality, they will see another shocking result in its national convention three months later.

2024-05-16

What went wrong?

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."

2024-05-16

DP selects firebrand lawmaker Woo Won-shik as candidate for Assembly speaker

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.

2024-05-16

No political approach for amendment (KOR)

Discussions on an amendment demands a farsighted approach. Otherwise, it cannot draw a national consensus.

2024-05-16