오늘 21대 국회 개원, 전반기 국회의장에 민주 박병석 선출<br /><br />We start with the big domestic news of the day.<br />South Korea's 21st National Assembly has officially kicked off.<br />Lawmakers have elected five-term lawmaker Park Byeong-seug of the ruling Democratic Party as the National Assembly Speaker.<br />Park will serve a two-year term.<br />During his acceptance speech, he vowed to make the 21st National Assembly one that prioritizes people's livelihoods and is forward-looking.<br />The ruling party's Kim Sang-hee took one of the two deputy speaker posts becoming the first female lawmaker to do so.<br />The other deputy post remains vacant, as the main opposition United Future Party, walked out of the chamber without voting, saying bipartisan negotiations to convene the session hadn't been settled.<br />The ruling party, together with lawmakers from other parties, pushed ahead, claiming that numerous pending bills, including the government's third supplementary budget proposal await parliamentary screening.<br />
