Floor leaders to attend event marking 100th anniversary since founding of Korea’s provisional government in Shanghai

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The floor leaders of South Korea's five main political parties are in Shanghai to attend the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Korea's provisional government.
In a joint press conference on Wednesday,... they vowed to look back at the past century,... and take this occasion to come together to create a better country for the next 100 years.
Last night, they attended an event where they reenacted the very first session of the Provisional Assembly... that was held on April tenth, 1919.
Attention is on whether the China trip will help rival parties mend their ties that have strained on President Moon's cabinet appointments,... despite strong objections from the opposition.
The April parliamentary session kicked off on Monday,... but legislative affairs have been held up due to partisan wrangling.
This evening, an event celebrating the 100th anniversary will take place in Seoul's Yeouido district.