At the newly opened 20th National Assembly.<br />The three main parties are still locked in a battle over key parliamentary posts<br />Ji Myung-kil updates us on the ongoing tug of war. <br />The ruling Saenuri Party, the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea and the minor People's Party seem to be heading for another clash.<br />They agreed to finish their negotiations over who should take the position of National Assembly speaker by June 7th and select parliamentary committee chairs by the 9th.<br /><br /><br />"But their efforts will likely be delayed amid the continued conflict over who should fill these key posts."<br /><br />Saenuri floor leader Chung Jin-suk says it's tradition for the ruling party to hold the position of speaker, and says the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea's single-seat majority doesn't automatically qualify it to take the post. <br />The Minjoo Party says it should hold the position, and it even offered to give up a valuable bargaining chip as its opening gambit.<br /><br /><br />"In order to prevent holding up the opening of the new parliament, our party has decided to give away the chairmanship of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee."<br /><br />The position is prized, as the speaker can use his or her power to introduce a bill for a vote without first going through parliamentary committees, in the event of a natural disaster, a state emergency or upon agreement between rival parties.<br />Meanwhile, the People's Party is vying to chair at least two of the 18 parliamentary standing committees.<br /><br />On a related note,... the rival parties are working to build their leadership structures.<br />The Saenuri Party named the remaining ten members of its 11-member interim council, after naming the chair earlier this week.<br />The group will be tasked with preparing for the upcoming party convention in July, when members will choose new party leaders.<br />The Minjoo Party will also elect new leadership at its party convention in August.<br />Ahead of that, it will discuss revising party rules at a general meeting of its lawmakers next<br />
