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SEOUL, Nov 27, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun bowed to opposition pressure in Seoul Monday and dropped his nomination of a woman as the country's top judge.
Roh's nomination of Chon Hyo-suk to lead the nine-member high Constitutional Court has bitterly divided the country's National Assembly since he made it Aug. 16, The Korea Times reported.
The main opposition Grand National Party claimed he had skirted normal procedure by having Chon resign from her post as a justice so once she was installed as chief, she would be able to serve the full six-year term, the newspaper said. Chon has already served three years as a justice, and would have normally been limited to a further three years.
The GNP is also opposed to Roh's nomination of two Cabinet ministers they claim have leftist and anti-U.S. viewpoints, the Times said.
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