Bareun Mirae Party elects two-term lawmaker Oh Shin-hwan as new floor leader
  • 5 years ago
South Korea's third largest party -- the Bareun Mirae Party -- has elected two-term lawmaker Oh Shin-hwan as its new floor leader.
In a two-way race on Wednesday,... Oh received the majority of votes from the 24 lawmakers present.
He'll take the baton from Kim Kwan-young -- who stepped down over heightened tensions within the party,... following the recent fast-tracking of key reform bills.
Kim had replaced some of his party's lawmakers on key parliamentary committees -- that had been against the move and said would vote against it.
The new floor leader will be tasked with bringing the party together as well as preparing for next year's general elections.
In his acceptance speech, Shin vowed to work on pending bills related to improving people's livelihoods.
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