Cho Jeong-sik Elected as New Parliamentary Speaker of South Korea's National Assembly
DP's Cho Jeong-sik Wins 267 Votes; Nam In-soon (DP) and Park Duk-hyum (PPP) Elected as Vice Speakers
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- Cho Jeong-sik (DP) elected National Assembly speaker with 267/276 votes; to serve until May 2028.
- Nam In-soon (DP) and Park Duk-hyum (PPP) chosen as vice speakers, reflecting party seat distribution (DP: 161, PPP: 110).
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Why It Matters
The National Assembly's speaker election follows customary practices based on party seat distribution.
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly voted Friday to elect Rep. Cho Jeong-sik of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) as the new parliamentary speaker. Rep. Cho, a six-term lawmaker, won 267 out of 276 votes cast during a parliamentary plenary session and will serve as speaker for the second half of the 22nd National Assembly until May 2028. He was named a party candidate for speaker after winning a majority vote in the party's internal election last month. In South Korea, it is customary for the largest party in terms of parliamentary seats to take the speaker position, with two vice speaker seats divided between the ruling and main opposition parties. In the 300-member assembly, the DP currently holds 161 seats, while the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) holds 110. The assembly voted to elect four-term DP Rep. Nam In-soon and four-term PPP Rep. Park Duk-hyum as the vice speakers.
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