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Parties lock horns as ruling party vows to pass contentious billsDec 28, 2019The ruling Democratic Party (DP) vowed Saturday to pass additional contentious "fast track" bills through the National Assembly next week while the main opposition party condemned the move as "railro... -
Head of minor rightist party accused of insulting party officialDec 28, 2019The minor rightist Our Republican Party's co-head was accused of insulting and verbally abusing a party official, police said Saturday. According to Seoul's Yeongdeungpo Police Station, the party of... -
Nat'l Assembly passes bills for alternative military serviceDec 27, 2019South Korea's National Assembly passed bills to establish a law on alternative military service and amend the Military Service Act to that effect at its plenary session on Friday, allowing conscienti... -
National Assembly passes electoral reform bill amid opposition lawmakers' protestDec 27, 2019South Korea's National Assembly on Friday passed an election reform bill to introduce a new proportional representation system and lower the voting age amid fierce protests by opposition lawmakers. ... -
National Assembly passes electoral reform billDec 27, 2019The National Assembly on Friday passed a controversial reform bill designed to adopt a new proportional representation system for the April general elections. The bill was put up for vote about eigh... -
National Assembly convenes plenary meeting to vote on electoral reform billDec 27, 2019The National Assembly convened a plenary meeting Friday to vote on a controversial electoral reform bill designed to adopt a new proportional representation system for the April general elections. T... -
Moon meets top military commanders over lunch to discuss combat postureDec 27, 2019President Moon Jae-in had a year-end luncheon at Cheong Wa Dae on Friday, in which he discussed South Korea's combat readiness with a group of top military commanders. Moon had the 100-minute meetin... -
Electoral reform bill to be put to vote at parliament FridayDec 26, 2019A contentious bill on electoral reform will likely be put to a vote at the National Assembly on Friday, after a three-day filibuster led by the main opposition group ended at the stroke of midnight W... -
Prosecution publicly opposes prosecutorial reform billDec 26, 2019The prosecution has publicly come out against a push by the ruling Democratic Party and four minor liberal parties to pass a prosecutorial reform bill calling for the creation of a new powerful inves... -
Opposition's filibuster ends, electoral reform bill to be put to vote at parliamentDec 26, 2019The main opposition party's filibuster, designed to block a ruling party-led bill on electoral reform, ended at the stroke of midnight Wednesday night, as the extra parliamentary session came to a co... -
Filibuster against election reform continues for 2nd dayDec 24, 2019Lawmakers from rival political camps took to the parliamentary podium for a marathon, relayed speech, as a filibuster continued into the second consecutive day Tuesday over a proposed reform of elect... -
Opposition leader hospitalized after two-week sit-inDec 24, 2019Hwang Kyo-ahn, chairman of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, was hospitalized on Tuesday for deteriorating health after staging a sit-in at the National Assembly for the past two weeks, the pa... -
Assembly convenes to deal with election, prosecution billsDec 23, 2019The National Assembly convened a plenary session late Monday to deal with pending bills including contentious proposals on new electoral rules and a prosecution overhaul amid fierce protests from the... -
Moon asks lawmakers to hold confirmation hearing on prime minister nomineeDec 20, 2019President Moon Jae-in on Firday sent a motion to the National Assembly requesting a confirmation hearing for prime minister nominee Chung Sye-kyun, according to Cheong Wa Dae. Moon submitted the mot... -
Prosecution raids finance ministry in election-meddling probeDec 20, 2019State prosecutors on Friday morning began a search of the finance ministry as part of ongoing probes into an election-meddling case involving the incumbent Ulsan mayor who is known to be a close pres...
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