PM nominee-confirmation hearing

▲ A parliamentary committee adopts a confirmation hearing report on Prime Minister nominee Han Seong-sook without opposition lawmakers during a committee meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul on June 30, 2026. (Yonhap)

PM nominee-confirmation hearing

Assembly committee adopts report on confirmation hearing of PM nominee

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- A parliamentary committee on Tuesday adopted a confirmation hearing report for Prime Minister nominee Han Seong-sook, paving the way for a plenary vote.

The confirmation hearing committee adopted the report in a meeting boycotted by members of the main opposition People Power Party.

The ruling Democratic Party (DP) was expected to put Han's confirmation motion to a vote at a parliamentary plenary session later in the day.

The DP can pass the motion on its own as it currently holds a parliamentary majority with 161 out of 300 seats.

Han came under scrutiny over a series of controversies during her confirmation hearing last week, including a personal information leak involving the government's audition-style startup incubation program.

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