Published: 16:54, July 3, 2025 | Updated: 16:59, July 3, 2025
S. Korea's parliament approves prime minister nominee
By Xinhua
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (right) speaks during a press conference with Kim Min-seok, appointed as prime minister, at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, June 4, 2025. (PHOTO / AP)

SEOUL - South Korea's parliament approved the appointment of prime minister nominee Kim Min-seok on Thursday.

The motion to appoint Kim, the ruling Democratic Party's four-term lawmaker, was approved with 173 votes in favor, three against and three invalid.

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Of the 300 members of the ruling party-controlled National Assembly, lawmakers of the conservative opposition People Power Party refused to vote on it, calling for Kim's voluntary resignation.

Kim was nominated as prime minister on June 4 when President Lee Jae-myung took office.