The National Assembly passed a resolution on Friday urging the appointment of Ma Eun-hyuk as the ninth Constitutional Court justice. 

During a plenary session, parliament passed the resolution in a unanimous vote by all 168 lawmakers in attendance. 

Lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party protested by refusing to take part in the vote. 

The resolution called on acting President Choi Sang-mok to promptly appoint Ma and urged the Constitutional Court to swiftly rule on whether Choi violated the Constitution or infringed on the National Assembly’s authority in deferring Ma’s appointment.