Cho's faxed committee appointments abandon compromise (KOR) The speaker's unilateral National Assembly committee appointments, including those of opposition lawmakers, risk worsening partisan conflict. 2026.6.29
Cho's faxed committee appointments abandon compromise The speaker's unilateral National Assembly committee appointments, including those of opposition lawmakers, risk worsening partisan conflict. 2026.6.28
PPP storms out of key committee meeting as DP greenlights two special counsel bills Members of the conservative People Power Party (PPP) stormed out of a parliamentary committee meeting on Wednesday after lawmakers from the liberal Democratic Party (DP) greenlit two special counsel probe bills opposed by the government. 2024.9.11
Interparty deal draws dismay among DP supporters The leadership of the ruling party is facing backlash from hardline politicians and supporters for striking a deal with the main opposition party to allow it to chair the powerful Legislation and Judiciary Committee next year. 2021.7.27
Lawmakers' protest Lawmakers from the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) stage a rally in front of a meeting room for the Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Monday. 2020.12.7
On deck at the legislature Four cabinet members wait for the Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly to open its session on Monday. From left: Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki; Culture Minister Park Yang-woo; Health Minister Park Neung-hoo... 2020.8.3
Assembly passes bills, but jeonse tenants feel pinch Ms. Yim, who lives on a jeonse contract in an apartment in Seongsu-dong, western Seoul, said her landlord recently demanded an additional 120 million won ($100,000) in jeonse. Yim said she'll probably be forced to move. 2020.7.30
DP readies controversial rent control bills for voting The ruling party on Wednesday used its majority in the Legislation and Judiciary Committee to clear controversial bills to protect tenants by restricting landlords’ rights. 2020.7.29
DP vows to open new investigation agency next month The ruling party on Monday vowed to launch a new agency in charge of investigating senior public servants as scheduled next month, regardless of whether the opposition party continues refusing to participate in the process. 2020.6.29
National Assembly delays election of 12 committee heads The National Assembly canceled a plenary session scheduled for Friday afternoon as the main opposition party continues its boycott. 2020.6.19
![Chairs on the right side of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee meeting room in the National Assembly are left empty after lawmakers from the People Power Party stormed out to protest Democratic Party members' decision to approve two controversial bills. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12085945.jpg?imageId=12085945&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon, floor leader of the main opposition People Power Party, left, and Rep. Yun Ho-jung, floor leader of the ruling Democratic Party, right, hold agreements at the office of National Assembly speaker Park Byeong-seug, center, on Friday. They struck a deal that day that the ruling party will end its control of all 18 National Assembly committees and allow the opposition to chair seven in the final two years of the 21st National Assembly. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11695890.jpg?imageId=11695890&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Lawmakers from the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) stage a rally in front of a meeting room for the Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Monday. They were protesting the attempted revision to the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), calling the legislation a shield for pro-government figures and a sword against those who oppose the administration. [OH JONG-TAEK]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10002448.jpg?imageId=10002448&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Four cabinet members wait for the Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly to open its session on Monday. From left: Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki; Culture Minister Park Yang-woo; Health Minister Park Neung-hoo; and Land Minister Kim Hyun-mee. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10445092.jpg?imageId=10445092&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The United Future Party’s seats are empty after the main opposition party walked out in protest of the jeonse reform legislation at the National Assembly in Seoul on Thursday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12439343.jpg?imageId=12439343&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![United Future Party lawmakers complain to Chairman Yun Ho-jung of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee about his attempt to hold a vote on controversial tenant protection bills without deliberation. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10878030.jpg?imageId=10878030&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Democratic Party Chairman Lee Hae-chan, left, listens to Rep. Kim Tae-nyeon, floor leader, during the Supreme Council meeting on Monday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10909565.jpg?imageId=10909565&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Han Min-soo, spokesman of the National Assembly, announces Friday that Speaker Park Byeong-seug postponed a main session as the main opposition United Future Party continues its protest. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11552295.jpg?imageId=11552295&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)