Ruling Party Appoints Kim Euigyeom as Legislation and Judiciary Secretary, Choi Kisang as Climate, Energy, Environment and Labor Secretary

Kim Seungwon and Lee Soyoung Succeeded as Ministers of Justice and SMEs and Startups

On September 1, the Democratic Party of Korea announced the appointment of two-term lawmaker Kim Euigyeom as the new ruling party secretary for the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, and two-term lawmaker Choi Kisang as the new ruling party secretary for the Climate, Energy, Environment, and Labor Committee. These appointments were made following the vacancies created when the previous secretaries, Kim Seungwon and Lee Soyoung, were nominated as candidates for Minister of Justice and Minister of SMEs and Startups, respectively.

Juhee Lee, the Democratic Party's floor spokesperson, disclosed this to reporters at the National Assembly after concluding the party's general meeting on the same day.

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Additionally, the Democratic Party stated that its lawmakers would donate a portion of their salaries as contributions to support flood recovery efforts in the regions of Nepal affected by recent severe flooding.

Regarding the items to be dealt with at the plenary session scheduled for September 3, the spokesperson commented, "It remains uncertain," and added, "We will have to keep an eye on the situation until late tomorrow."

She continued, "We hope to process the pending bills through agreements with the opposition party, and if not tomorrow, we will monitor the agenda until Thursday morning. The next plenary session is anticipated to be held on September 17."

She further stated, "Next week will focus intensively on personnel confirmation hearings. By law, the confirmation reports must be processed within 20 days after reaching the National Assembly, so all hearings will likely be dealt with during that timeframe. In particular, the heads of the Serious Crimes Investigation Office and the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials must begin their terms on October 2, so the confirmation hearings will be held before then."

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