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Democratic Party elects lawmaker Kim Tae-nyeon as new floor leader

2020-05-07 5 Dailymotion

민주당 새 원내대표에 친문 김태년 당선… 82표 득표<br /><br />Lawmakers with the ruling Democratic Party have elected a new floor leader to take charge of their massive new 180-seat majority in the National Assembly.<br />That's Kim Tae-nyeon, a four-term lawmaker, who won a three-way race against former Blue House Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs... Jeon Hae-cheol ... and four-term lawmaker Jung Sung-ho .<br />Kim won 82 votes from the 163 lawmakers present.<br />He replaces outgoing floor leader Lee In-young.<br />In his acceptance speech, Kim promised to do his best to listen to his fellow party members and work to help Korea overcome the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.<br />The new floor leader is tasked with making the Moon administration's fourth year a success and achieving a breakthrough in legislative affairs.<br />His counterpart from the main opposition United Future Party will be elected Friday.<br />

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