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The ruling People Power Party s (PPP) abrupt proposal to relocate the National Assembly from Seoul to the adminstrative town of Sejong has been met with skepticism by observers, who view it as a move to salvage the party s falling approval ratings with an attention-grabbing yet hardly-feasible agenda.
Korea's two main rival parties were engaged in a tug-of-war in recent days over the scheduling of the revote on two special investigation bills vetoed Friday by President Yoon Suk Yeol. One of the bills pushes for an investigation into stock manipulation allegations against first lady Kim Keon Hee. The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea is currently considering filing an adjudication with the Constitution.