The ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday elected five-term lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong, a key confidant of President Yoon Suk Yeol, as its new floor leader.
Kwon will replace Rep. Choo Kyung-ho, who stepped down shortly after the National Assembly on Saturday failed to pass a motion to impeach Yoon to hold him accountable for the declaration of martial law last week.
The opposition has filed charges of insurrection and other violations against Choo, accusing him of colluding with Yoon and claiming he had obstructed a parliamentary vote on a motion to lift the martial law by calling PPP lawmakers to gather at the party's headquarters instead of the National Assembly.
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