National Assembly Speaker Woo Sik: ”We will definitely vote on the Prime Minister's approval bill at the plenary session on Thursday at the latest” - South Korea

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik emphasized on the 29th, "The bill to approve the Prime Minister must be voted on at the plenary session no later than this Thursday (July 3rd)."
That afternoon, Chairman Woo issued a statement titled, "Please speed up the ruling and opposition parties' consultations to restore people's livelihoods and stabilize national affairs," and said, "The Prime Minister's approval must also be expedited.
"The prime minister is the central figure who coordinates the overall affairs of the state and guides the administration," Woo said in a statement. "The longer the prime minister's approval is delayed, the longer the government's overall operations will be delayed.
"This means that the time that the people will have to endure the winds and rains of domestic and international crises without an umbrella will be even longer," he wrote.
The deadline for adopting the progress report on personnel hearings has come, but there has been no news on the pending discussions between the ruling and opposition parties. I hope that we can cooperate and make a decision for the people."
He added, "The first prime minister of the previous administration was approved by the ruling and opposition parties in order to stabilize the new administration.
"For this reason, the ruling and opposition parties need to reach an agreement. It's the same reason why when successive governments were formed, they all agreed on the selection of the prime minister despite having different views on the matter," he said.
Chairman Woo said, "The key to the crisis in people's livelihoods and the economy is how quickly we can overcome it and turn the direction toward recovery. We must prevent irreparable damage before the damage to people's livelihoods and the economy becomes even greater.
"Before we can do anything, we must prepare the ranks of those who will overcome the crisis and focus on them," he said. "Last week, the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts was formed, and the supplementary budget was approved by the Diet, which allows economic actors, from companies to small merchants and self-employed people, to make the necessary arrangements for the budget to be passed.
Now, we can know the processing schedule. This is a good thing in that predictability increases the vitality of economic entities.
"I respectfully request that the ruling and opposition parties once again gather their wisdom. In order to create a National Assembly that works for the people and shares common responsibility,
Let's gather our strength," he said.