President Moon Jae-in is expected to send a request for personnel hearings to the National Assembly on Monday, including candidates for his country's Attorney General, including seven ministers and chairpersons nominated in eight and nine cases.

If the request is sent as scheduled, the National Assembly must close the hearing by the second day of next month, and the appointment process for the ministers will be completed no later than Chuseok.

This includes seven candidates including Cho, Young-Young Choi, Minister of Science and Technology Information and Communication, Kim Hyun-soo, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Women and Family Minister Lee Jeong-ok, and Chairman Han Sang-hyuk, Communications Commission, Sung-wook Cho, and Fair Trade Commission.

The Personnel Hearings Act requires the National Assembly to complete a hearing process within 20 days of submitting a request for a personnel hearing.

If the 14-day request is filed, it means that the National Assembly will have a hearing by September 2.

If the National Assembly fails to send a report by the deadline, the President may request another resend request to send the report within 10 days.

If the National Assembly does not send a report by the president for a specified period, the president can force the appointment.

Considering that the Chuseok holiday will begin on September 12th, all hearings will be completed before the Chuseok holiday.

In addition, the ruling Democratic Party has reportedly aimed to adopt a hearing report for each candidate as soon as possible, and to tie up the appointment process before the opening of the September 2 regular session without leading to President Moon's request for retransmission.

On the other hand, the opposition parties, such as the Liberal Korean Party, are protesting strongly about the nomination of Cho candidates and foreseeing strong personnel verification, which is expected to eventually lead to the request for re-delivery and enforcement of Moon's resumption.

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