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Moon asks lawmakers to hold confirmation hearing on prime minister nominee

By Yonhap

Published : Dec. 20, 2019 - 16:30

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President 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 motion at around 3 p.m., it said, citing legislation calling for lawmakers to complete a confirmation hearing on a Cabinet member nominee within 20 days of the delivery of such a document.


(Yonhap) (Yonhap)

Accordingly, political parties need to set a schedule for a confirmation hearing for Chung, who served as National Assembly speaker.

In South Korea, a president's appointment of prime minister requires parliamentary consent.

Moon announced his decision to replace Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon with Chung, a six-term lawmaker with the ruling Democratic Party, earlier this week. (Yonhap)



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