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South Korea parliament clears sweeping government overhaul, ends prosecution service

By Jenny Lee ( September 29, 2025, 04:08 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea’s National Assembly has passed a sweeping government reorganization bill that dismantles the prosecution service and enacts some of President Lee Jae Myung’s most ambitious reforms, including the redistribution of economic and budget powers and the creation of a new climate ministry. The bill passed the plenary session on Friday with 176 votes in favor, one against and three abstentions, after the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, which holds a controlling majority, forced an end to a filibuster. South Korea’s National Assembly has passed a sweeping government reorganization bill that dismantles the prosecution service and enacts some of President Lee Jae Myung’s most ambitious reforms, including the redistribution of economic and budget powers and the creation of a new climate ministry....

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