Power of president vs prime minister in south korea
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Prime ministers are often political shields for presidents in Korea.
Whenever a president's popularity goes down, that is where the Prime Minister gets sacked or is forced to resign, which is a means by which to reconfigure the political landscape and atmosphere.
The Constiition of the Republic of Korea states that the Prime Minister has the right to nominate cabinet members, but the President has the power to nominate the Prime Minister. This is why most of the time, the Prime Minister is nominated by and from within the President's inner circle and ruling party. But it almost a given that this individual would eventually fulfill the role of being tantamount to a human political shield to protect the office of the presidency.
One of the positive sides of this is that the president can stably lead the nation without much criticism directly against him/her. On the other hand, this enables an encumbent president to pushes his/her own plans on policy, the national agenda, and so forth unless congress acts to impeach the president through the courts, which has demonstrated itself to be quite a risky political act for both ruling and opposing parties.
For example, in 2004, when a conservative party member filed an impeachment against then-president Roh Moo Hyun for violating the constitutions, it failed to garner the requisite 2/3 clear majority of votes, and the conservatives had only 1/2 of all the seats and even when combining with the voting blocs of fringe and minor parties, it still failed to reach two-thirds majority. This poor move caused manyconservative party members to lose their seats and the party's majority in the following election, being reduced to 1/3 of all seats.that was when he current President Park came to control the party.
In any case, the Prime Minister is simply just like a bullet-proof shield, who is often thrown under the bus by the President. Sice this is a known practice, presidents now nominate chief/prime minister candidates from their inner circles as assurance to potential candidates against being throw to the wolves. Plus, harsh investigations of the prior lives of prime ministers from speeding tickets, to tax evasion (which were common in the past), and even family background (ex. if a PM's daughter had dual citizenship or even stayed in a foreign country for more than a reasonable amount of time, it would be considered controversial and his/her allegiances would be questioned) would be meticulously investigated during committee hearings and nomination votes when the National Assembly convenes.
Last summer, President Park nominated a prime ministerial candidate, but the candidate's daugther told him that he should never consider the candidacy since it would reveal all of his family members' personal lives to the public.
As of 2014, some politicians have been discussing the possible amendment of the constitution, where the president would be elected by popular vote, and the Prime Minister is not nominated by the president. Rather, as in traditional parliamentary systems, the ruling party's internally elected leader or his/her nominated person automatically becomes prime minister. In such a case, as is in Westminster Abbeey or Parliament Hill, the national assembly elections results would determine the ruling party and premiership [syn. First ministership, prime ministership]. while the Prime Minister has the authority to control internal affairs such as the economy, social security, and the environment, the would have the legal authority for national defense and diplomacy.
Whenever a president's popularity goes down, that is where the Prime Minister gets sacked or is forced to resign, which is a means by which to reconfigure the political landscape and atmosphere.
The Constiition of the Republic of Korea states that the Prime Minister has the right to nominate cabinet members, but the President has the power to nominate the Prime Minister. This is why most of the time, the Prime Minister is nominated by and from within the President's inner circle and ruling party. But it almost a given that this individual would eventually fulfill the role of being tantamount to a human political shield to protect the office of the presidency.
One of the positive sides of this is that the president can stably lead the nation without much criticism directly against him/her. On the other hand, this enables an encumbent president to pushes his/her own plans on policy, the national agenda, and so forth unless congress acts to impeach the president through the courts, which has demonstrated itself to be quite a risky political act for both ruling and opposing parties.
For example, in 2004, when a conservative party member filed an impeachment against then-president Roh Moo Hyun for violating the constitutions, it failed to garner the requisite 2/3 clear majority of votes, and the conservatives had only 1/2 of all the seats and even when combining with the voting blocs of fringe and minor parties, it still failed to reach two-thirds majority. This poor move caused manyconservative party members to lose their seats and the party's majority in the following election, being reduced to 1/3 of all seats.that was when he current President Park came to control the party.
In any case, the Prime Minister is simply just like a bullet-proof shield, who is often thrown under the bus by the President. Sice this is a known practice, presidents now nominate chief/prime minister candidates from their inner circles as assurance to potential candidates against being throw to the wolves. Plus, harsh investigations of the prior lives of prime ministers from speeding tickets, to tax evasion (which were common in the past), and even family background (ex. if a PM's daughter had dual citizenship or even stayed in a foreign country for more than a reasonable amount of time, it would be considered controversial and his/her allegiances would be questioned) would be meticulously investigated during committee hearings and nomination votes when the National Assembly convenes.
Last summer, President Park nominated a prime ministerial candidate, but the candidate's daugther told him that he should never consider the candidacy since it would reveal all of his family members' personal lives to the public.
As of 2014, some politicians have been discussing the possible amendment of the constitution, where the president would be elected by popular vote, and the Prime Minister is not nominated by the president. Rather, as in traditional parliamentary systems, the ruling party's internally elected leader or his/her nominated person automatically becomes prime minister. In such a case, as is in Westminster Abbeey or Parliament Hill, the national assembly elections results would determine the ruling party and premiership [syn. First ministership, prime ministership]. while the Prime Minister has the authority to control internal affairs such as the economy, social security, and the environment, the would have the legal authority for national defense and diplomacy.
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