The 20th National Assembly kicks off its four-year term today,... and all three main political parties vowed to work hard to make parliament better... at general meetings convened this morning.<br />Our parliamentary correspondent Park Ji-won tells us what each party has vowed to do on the new assembly's first day. <br />In a general meeting of its lawmakers, the ruling Saenuri Party confirmed the appointment of Kim Hee-ok as its new interim leader.<br />Kim, a former justice... and the former chairman of the Government Public Ethics Committee, will serve until the party convention in July.<br />He said he will do his best to end the party's long-standing factional feuds,... which cost the party its parliamentary majority in April's general election.<br /><br /><br />"We plan to revamp party regulations,... so the party can officially and sternly punish members who attempt to harm the party's unity by engaging in negative factional activities."<br /><br />The main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea,... now the largest party in the new assembly,... vowed to focus on the economy.<br />Interim leader Kim Chong-in,... who will serve in his position until the party convention in late August,.. asked lawmakers not to become mired in partisan strife, but to focus on solving livelihood issues.<br />The party's floor leader delivered a similar message.<br /><br /><br />"We expect the efforts and activities of the 123 lawmakers gathered here will become a new source of hope for the people... as well as living proof of hope in Korea,... by giving people the notion that you are always there for them."<br /><br />The minor opposition People's Party also vowed to make the 20th assembly different from the previous one,... by focusing on making a more productive parliament.<br /><br /><br />"The 20th assembly should be a conscientious parliament that can solve and improve people's livelihoods, and the People's Party should lead the way. We need to offer a vision for reviving the economy, and initiate policies that can help us realize that vision."<br /><br />Meanwhile,... the deputy fl<br />
