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Staying at the National Assembly... The main opposition party's motions for
the dismissal of the nation's justice and education ministers were discarded on
Wednesday. Earlier in the day, the motions were put to
a vote during the Assembly's plenary session.
As soon as the vote began, however, nearly all of the ruling Saenuri Party lawmakers
in attendance walked out. The DP wants Justice Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn
to go... over allegations he interfered with a police investigation into allegations of
state meddling in the 2012 presidential race. Education Minister Seo Nam-soo has been under
fire for defending right-wing revisions to Korean history textbooks.