Speaker Park forcibly assigns United Party to standing committees... Who was assigned where?

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] On the 29th, National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok forcibly assigned 103 Future United Party members to standing committees to finalize the organization of the National Assembly.

According to the current status of National Assembly standing committee assignments, Floor Leader Joo Ho-young was assigned to the Steering Committee and the Public Administration and Security Committee, while Deputy Floor Leader Kim Seong-won was assigned to the Steering Committee and the Environment and Labor Committee.

Defectors Tae Young-ho and Ji Seong-ho were assigned to the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee and the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, respectively.

Former journalist Bae Hyun-jin was assigned to the Steering Committee and the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, while Jo Su-jin was assigned to the Education Committee.

Gwak Sang-do, known as the 'Yoon Mi-hyang sniper,' was assigned to the Education Committee, ultimately avoiding a clash with Democratic Party member Yoon Mi-hyang. Initially, Yoon was assigned to the Education Committee but swapped seats with fellow party member Lee Tan-hee and moved to the Environment and Labor Committee.

The Legislative and Judiciary Committee, which was the most contentious in this organization negotiation, was mainly assigned to former legal professionals such as Kim Do-eup, Kim Woong, Park Hyeong-su, and Jeon Ju-hye.

The United Party protested Speaker Park's forced assignments, calling it "the obliteration of parliamentary democracy unprecedented in the history of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea."

United Party Floor Spokesperson Choi Hyung-doo told reporters, "The forced assignment of 103 United Party members has reduced the National Assembly to a Blue House branch office," and criticized it as "an infringement on the authority of National Assembly members and an abuse of power exceeding the Speaker's authority."

It was reported that condemnation of the forced standing committee assignments continued during the United Party members' general meeting. The United Party plans to continue discussions on countermeasures through such meetings.

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