Published : Dec. 29, 2017 - 20:41
South Korea's parliament on Friday passed motions to approve the nominees for chief state auditor and two Supreme Court justices.
National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun presides over a plenary session on Dec. 29, 2017. (Yonhap)
At a plenary session, the National Assembly voted for Choe Jae-hyeong, tapped as the head of the Board of Audit and Inspection, Ahn Chul-sang and Min You-sook picked as Supreme Court justices.
The vote was put off for more than a week due to the parliamentary deadlock over a constitutional revision.
National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun presides over a plenary session on Dec. 29, 2017.
(Yonhap)