Lawmakers strongly protest over the People Power Party's committee assignments

Complaints have erupted within the People Power Party over the assignment of standing committees for the latter half of the 22nd National Assembly. It was reported that after the selection of candidates for standing committee chairs and the assignment of standing committees were carried out at the National Assembly on the 23rd, some lawmakers strongly protested to the floor leadership. According to the article, a reelected lawmaker from the Daegu region, after being assigned to a different committee rather than the three standing committees he had hoped for, went to Floor Leader Jeong Jeomsik and demanded an explanation of the criteria for the assignment. There were also accounts that heated shouting broke out during this process and escalated into a physical confrontation. Another reelected lawmaker from the Yeongnam region was also said to have expressed dissatisfaction with the standing committee assignments and used harsh words toward Senior Deputy Floor Leader Kim Seungsoo, who oversees floor operations. Floor Leader Jeong avoided detailed comment, saying it was an internal party matter.