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17 April 2024
Op-ed: South Korea's president should push for constitutional amendment to term limits18 May 2023
In South Korea, office of the president rejects amendment proposal to modify constitutional preamble
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 …
In South Korea, ruling party kindles debate on revising constitution4 May 2020
The Korean economy is reeling from the shock of the novel coronavirus.
Its first-quarter growth marked minus 1.4 per cent quarter-on-quarter, the lowest in 11…
In South Korea, parties agree on formation of ad hoc parliamentary panels17 October 2018
The ruling and opposition parties on Tuesday reached an agreement on how to form six ad hoc parliamentary committees.
Rival parties had been at loggerheads ov…