Attorneys for the National Assembly and acting President Choi Sang-mok clashed Monday over the legality of a competence dispute challenging the constitutionality of Choi's decision to withhold appointing the ninth Constitutional Court justice.
National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Harbin, discussing diplomatic and economic issues. This is Xi's first meeting with a Korean National Assembly speaker in 11 years.
National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik embarked on a five-day trip to China on Wednesday to meet with Chinese officials and attend the opening ceremony of the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, his office said.
National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik encouraged the public to proceed with end-of-year gatherings as he praised the Korean people's dedication to democracy after the vote to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol passed.
National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said on Friday afternoon that all lawmakers will stand united and fight together in case of another martial law.
Parliamentary speaker Woo Won-shik scaled a fence to enter a heavily-guarded National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Tuesday following President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law.
Rep. Woo Won-shik of the liberal Democratic Party (DP) was elected speaker of the new National Assembly on Wednesday amid a boycott by lawmakers from the conservative People Power Party (PPP).
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."
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