Assembly likely to put regional merger bills to vote later this month

The National Assembly is likely to vote later this month on special bills to merge major cities and provinces into single administrative entities, in a move that would reshape the upcoming local elections in June. The parliamentary public administration and security committee passed the merger bills during a plenary session Thursday, clearing the way for a floor vote at a full Assembly session. The proposed legislation seeks to integrate Daegu with North Gyeongsang Province, Busan with South Gye

By The Korea Herald