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.
South Korean and U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday celebrated the launch of a Washington-based platform dedicated to promoting cooperation between their legislatures as part of efforts to support the two countries' growing partnerships.
Rep. Kim Young-joo — deputy speaker of the National Assembly and a member of the majority Democratic Party (DP) — is expected to declare her migration to the governing People Power Party (PPP) on Monday.
Korea International School (KIS) hosted a speaker series featuring women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
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