Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Six-term lawmaker Cho Jeong-sik voted DP candidate for National Assembly speaker

The ruling Democratic Party (DP) elected Rep. Cho Jeong-sik, a six-term lawmaker, as its candidate for the next parliamentary speaker on Wednesday.

2026-05-13

Speaker candidates who force one-way rule unfit for office (KOR)

Those who openly vow to steer the Assembly along partisan lines, rather than patiently mediate conflict between the ruling and opposition parties, are unqualified to lead the legislature.

2026-05-12

Speaker candidates who force one-way rule unfit for office

Those who openly vow to steer the Assembly along partisan lines, rather than patiently mediate conflict between the ruling and opposition parties, are unqualified to lead the legislature.

2026-05-12

No more neutrality

Three lawmakers from the ruling DP have entered the race to become National Assembly speaker for the second half of the 22nd Assembly. All three appear more focused on pleasing DP hard-liners than to ensure neutrality.

2026-05-11

Second round of gov't financial assistance to begin next week for 70 percent of country

Korea will roll out a second batch of cash assistance for the bottom 70 percent of income earners, or about 36 million people, next week, officials said Monday, in an effort to ease financial strain caused by rising fuel prices amid the Iran war.

2026-05-11

Assembly speaker's 7-day trip includes Netherlands, Kenya to talk chips, trade

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik plans to visit the Netherlands and Kenya this week for talks on cooperation in semiconductors and other sectors, his office said Sunday.

2026-05-10

Assembly speaker won't put martial law amendment proposal to a vote, blames PPP for threatened filibuster

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik on Friday declared he will not put to a vote a constitutional amendment bill requiring the president to obtain parliamentary approval before declaring martial law.

2026-05-08

PPP boycott blocks vote on constitutional amendment restricting martial law

The National Assembly on Thursday failed to pass a constitutional amendment requiring the president to obtain parliamentary approval before declaring martial law after main opposition People Power Party (PPP) lawmakers boycotted the vote.

2026-05-07

Three Army officers dismissed, one removed over martial law involvement allegations

The Ministry of National Defense said Tuesday it has dismissed three Army officers from military service and removed another from service over their involvement in ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law declaration.

2026-05-05

PPP criticizes DP special counsel bill over indictment-canceling powers

A bill by the ruling Democratic Party (DP) that would empower a special counsel to cancel ongoing criminal investigations has attracted fierce criticism from main opposition People Power Party (PPP) politicians.

2026-05-01