Opposition-led National Assembly could refuse to talk to Park Jin after no-confidence motion — even in a major crisis
South Korea is a presidential republic, but it shares features with parliamentary systems. One such feature is the National Assembly’s right to pass no-confidence motions in regard to cabinet ministers.
Foreign minister Park Jin was the latest minister subjected to this after President Yoon Suk-yeol committed multiple diplomatic blunders during a recent tour abroad, including missing Elizabeth II’s lying in state in London and seemingly calling U.S. lawmakers “bastards” in New York.
South Korea is a presidential republic, but it shares features with parliamentary systems. One such feature is the National Assembly’s right to pass no-confidence motions in regard to cabinet ministers.
Foreign minister Park Jin was the latest minister subjected to this after President Yoon Suk-yeol committed multiple diplomatic blunders during a recent tour abroad, including missing Elizabeth II’s lying in state in London and seemingly calling U.S. lawmakers “bastards” in New York.
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