With the resignations of Deputy Minister Wi Seong-rak and Spokesperson Kang Yu-jeong from their parliamentary positions, Son Sol, former chief Spokesperson of The Progressive Party, and Choi Hyuk-jin, former social economy secretary of the presidential office, will assume proportional representation seats.
The National Election Commission announced on the 9th that it has decided on the succession of proportional representation seats for the two lawmakers. Previously, Deputy Minister Wi and Spokesperson Kang resigned from their parliamentary positions on the 4th following their entry into the presidential office. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik approved this and notified the commission on the same day.
According to Article 200 of the Public Official Election Act, if a vacancy occurs in a proportional representation National Assembly member position, a successor must be determined within 10 days of receiving notice of the vacancy, based on the order listed in the proportional representation candidate list of the party to which the vacating member belonged at the time of the election.