{"slug": "ruling-party-pledges-close-coordination-with-gov-t-on-key-policy-tasks", "title": "Ruling party pledges close coordination with gov't on key policy tasks", "summary": "South Korea's ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) pledged Friday to coordinate closely with the government and presidential office on key policy tasks, including passing livelihood-related bills, the budget, and judicial and election reforms, as well as supporting the government's three megaprojects initiative centered on fostering the AI industry and physical AI. The pledge came during a lawmakers' workshop in Incheon, following the election of Kim Min-seok, former prime minister and confidant of President Lee Jae Myung, as party leader.", "body_md": "The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) vowed Friday to work in tandem with the government and the presidential office to meet public expectations as it geared up for the regular parliamentary session set to begin next week. The party, which recently elected Kim Min-seok, former prime minister and a close confidant of President Lee Jae Myung, as its leader, adopted a resolution pledging such efforts during a workshop of its lawmakers in Incheon, west of Seoul. \"We will swiftly pass livelihood-related bills and the budget bill, and push ahead with judicial and election system reforms to achieve 'major reforms for people's livelihoods,'\" DPK lawmakers said in their resolution. They also pledged to support the government's three megaprojects initiative, centered on fostering the AI industry and related areas, such as physical AI. \"We will work as a team with the government and the presidential office and devote our full efforts to pass legislation on key national policy tasks and unwaveringly achieve the 'great leap forward for South Korea' that we promised the people,\" they added. In his", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ruling-party-pledges-close-coordination-with-gov-t-on-key-policy-tasks", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260828/ruling-party-pledges-close-coordination-with-govt-on-key-policy-tasks?utm_source=rss", "published_at": "2026-08-28 02:17:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-28 02:19:27.459570+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Democratic Party of Korea", "Kim Min-seok", "Lee Jae Myung", "Incheon"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ruling-party-pledges-close-coordination-with-gov-t-on-key-policy-tasks", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ruling-party-pledges-close-coordination-with-gov-t-on-key-policy-tasks.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ruling-party-pledges-close-coordination-with-gov-t-on-key-policy-tasks.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ruling-party-pledges-close-coordination-with-gov-t-on-key-policy-tasks.jsonld"}}