The National Assembly's Steering Committee passed a resolution on the 25th calling for the expulsion of People Power Party lawmaker Lee Jin-sook, who drew criticism for co-hosting a forum on the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement with a New Right group. The resolution was tabled by the committee chair's authority amid objections from the People Power Party.
Original reporting by Jin Dong-young for Seoul Economic Daily.
AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.
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