Seoul: Rival parties will hold a two-day confirmation hearing for Prime Minister nominee Kim Min-seok next week, a lawmaker said Tuesday. Under the plan, the confirmation hearing will take place Tuesday and Wednesday next week, Rep. Lee Jong-bae of the People Power Party said. Lee heads the parliamentary confirmation hearing special committee.

According to Yonhap News Agency, President Lee Jae Myung submitted a request to the National Assembly seeking a confirmation hearing for Kim on June 10. By law, the National Assembly is mandated to complete the confirmation hearing by June 25 and parliamentary evaluation by June 29.

Kim, a former student activist turned four-term lawmaker, played a key role in Lee's presidential campaign.