Cho Jung-sik Chosen as Candidate for Speaker in 22nd Assembly’s Latter Half

Cho Jung-sik, a six-term lawmaker of the Democratic Party of Korea, has been chosen as the candidate for National Assembly speaker to lead the latter half of the 22nd Assembly. Cho represents Siheung B in Gyeonggi Province and is set to take over the speaker’s role for the latter half of the term. With this selection, he will succeed current Speaker Woo Won-shik and serve for two years starting on the 30th. As the speaker oversees plenary sessions and legislative proceedings, Cho will take a central role in managing Assembly operations. The original report said Cho was selected as the candidate and that his term will run for two years from the 30th. Source: cited from mk.co.kr.