### [2026-06-30](/feed/2026/06/30/index.md)

##### Cabinet of Lee Jae Myung
#  South Korean National Assembly votes 166 to one invalid vote to approve the nomination of Han Seong-sook as the country's 50th Prime Minister, succeeding Kim Min-seok, as well as the country's first female Prime Minister in 20 years. The main opposition People Power Party boycotted the vote. 




### Sources:

1. [Yonhap News Agency](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260630011151315?section=national/politics)

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