Three-term lawmaker Jeong Jeom-sig elected PPP floor leader

“Three-term lawmaker Jeong Jeom-sig was elected Wednesday to become the main opposition People Power Party's floor leader. Jeong won the three-way race with four-term lawmaker Rep. Kim Do-eup and three-term lawmaker Rep. Sung Il-jong, in the general assembly of the opposition party's lawmakers for the election at the National Assembly. In the final round of the election, where Jeong and Kim were shortlisted, Jeong beat Kim in a 55-48 vote. Jeong is widely considered to be aligned with the party's

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