Assembly speaker urges opposition to drop party line against constitutional revision

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik on Monday urged the main opposition People Power Party to drop its official stance against a constitutional revision bill, warning that the party would bear responsibility. Woo made the appeal at a news conference 10 days before the National Assembly is set to vote on the constitutional amendment bill on May 7, a mandatory step toward holding a referendum simultaneously with the June 3 local elections. Given the current makeup of the Assembly, the bill — wh

By The Korea Herald