While parliamentary approval in South Korea is a formality, not a requirement, presidents prefer to gain lawmakers’ consensus as it helps the administration push through key agendas. Moon pushed ahead with the appointment of Kim Sang-jo as chairman of the Fair Trade Commission on June 13, with a spokesman saying the government couldn’t wait for parliament’s endorsement.
One of Kang’s first tasks will be to prepare for a bilateral summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Moon later this month, the South Korean president’s first summit since taking office on May 9.
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