A parliamentary committee has passed a resolution urging acting President Han Duck-soo to withdraw the nominations of two Constitutional Court justices. 

The House Steering Committee passed the resolution during a plenary session Tuesday, led by the Democratic Party.

The People Power Party opposed the resolution and boycotted the vote. 

Last Tuesday, the acting president nominated Government Legislation Minister Lee Wan-kyu and Ham Sang-hun, a senior judge at the Seoul High Court, to replace outgoing Constitutional Court Justices Moon Hyung-bae and Lee Mi-son.

The Democratic Party has argued that Han’s nomination was unconstitutional and illegal as the president, not the acting president, holds the authority to nominate and appoint justices.

Party lawmaker Park Chan-dae, who chairs the committee, said the resolution urges Han to apologize to the people and withdraw the nominations immediately.