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S. Korean parliament approves new PM
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October 1, 2010, Friday
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SOUTH Korean parliament today approved new prime minister, giving the head of state audit agency the top Cabinet job that has been vacant for two months.
Kim Hwang-sik, head of the Board of Audit and Inspection and a former Supreme Court justice, was approved in a plenary session by a vote of 269-71 with four abstentions, according to Yonhap News Agency in Seoul. A total of 244 lawmakers cast their votes.
During the two-day confirmation hearing prior to the vote, opposition lawmakers grilled Kim regarding allegations that he dodged mandatory draft and gave undue favors to a local university headed by his sister, charges Kim denied.
Kim's nomination by President Lee Myung-bak was easily confirmed despite outstanding allegations, with the ruling Grand National Party holding a comfortable majority with 171 seats in the 299-member parliament.
The key Cabinet post has been vacant for nearly two months after Chung Un-chan resigned in August for failing to get parliamentary support for a contentious government relocation project.
The previous nominee, Kim Tae-ho, failed to earn parliamentary approval for his official nomination due to lingering doubts over his involvement in corruption scandals.
Kim Hwang-sik, head of the Board of Audit and Inspection and a former Supreme Court justice, was approved in a plenary session by a vote of 269-71 with four abstentions, according to Yonhap News Agency in Seoul. A total of 244 lawmakers cast their votes.
During the two-day confirmation hearing prior to the vote, opposition lawmakers grilled Kim regarding allegations that he dodged mandatory draft and gave undue favors to a local university headed by his sister, charges Kim denied.
Kim's nomination by President Lee Myung-bak was easily confirmed despite outstanding allegations, with the ruling Grand National Party holding a comfortable majority with 171 seats in the 299-member parliament.
The key Cabinet post has been vacant for nearly two months after Chung Un-chan resigned in August for failing to get parliamentary support for a contentious government relocation project.
The previous nominee, Kim Tae-ho, failed to earn parliamentary approval for his official nomination due to lingering doubts over his involvement in corruption scandals.
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