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In South Korea, opposition leader calls for constitutional amendments relating to presidential term and nomination of prime minister16 January 2023
Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party, has proposed drafting a constitutional amendment before the end of the year and hol…
In South Korea, national assembly speaker reports that parliament will form expert advisory body for constitutional reform18 July 2022
National Assembly speaker Kim Jin-pyo on Sunday proposed pushing for a constitutional revision in an effort to disperse power heavily concentrated in the presid…
In South Korea, ruling party promises electoral and constitutional changes if its candidate wins next presidential election24 February 2022
The ruling Democratic Party will push for electoral reforms, including changing the single five-year presidential term to a renewable four-year term, in an effo…
Indictment of South Korean legislators for election violations may impact constitutional reform efforts16 October 2020
More than 20 sitting lawmakers face trials on charges of violating the public election law while campaigning for the previous parliamentary elections in April. …
In South Korea, motion to allow voters to propose constitutional amendments fails8 May 2020
A motion to permit a million voters to propose a constitutional revision was scuttled at the National Assembly on Friday as the main opposition party boycotted …
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