2024-04-20 02:58:23
Some say ‘the secretary comes first’ to control the speed
Kwon Young-se “Prime Minister will receive consent from the new National Assembly”
On the 19th, the President’s Office said about the appointment of the Chief of Staff and Prime Minister, which is the first step in recovering from the crushing defeat in the April 10th general election, that “at this time, caution is more important than speed.” The day after the crushing defeat in the general election, Presidential Chief of Staff Lee Kwan-seop, Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, and all senior secretaries expressed their resignation and are contemplating subsequent appointments. However, as the pain over appointments continues, the pace is adjusted following the advice to “take time to listen and deliberate.” It appears to have spiraled.
An official from the Presidential Office met with reporters at the Presidential Office in Yongsan on this day and said, “People may feel tired, but I think (the appointment process) is being prolonged in order to make prudent choices.” Former Saenuri Party leader Lee Jeong-hyun, People Power Party member Rep. Jeong Jin-seok, and former Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong are being considered for the position of chief of staff, but there are also predictions that “a completely new person could emerge.”
President Yoon is listening to the opinions of seniors, senior officials, elected officials, and heads of local governments. At a dinner party on the 16th, it was reported that Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo recommended People Power Party lawmaker Jang Je-won as chief of staff and National Integration Committee Chairman Kim Han-gil as prime minister candidate to President Yoon. There was a clear look of displeasure in the presidential office and the ruling party. People Power Party lawmaker Kwon Young-se, who recently met President Yoon while being considered as a candidate for prime minister, said, “I wonder if it is right to talk about the conversation I had with the President like this. It is in this context that he took aim at Mayor Hong, saying, “I don’t do that well.”
On the 17th, some staff in the President’s Office confirmed the report that former Minister of SMEs and Startups Park Young-sun, from the Moon Jae-in administration, was appointed as the prime ministerial candidate and Yang Jeong-cheol, former director of the Korea Institute for Democracy, was appointed as chief of staff, while the official line denied it. It was also pointed out that “personnel outside the official line are influencing the president’s judgment.” An official from the President’s Office also stated, “What the other individuals say is their personal opinion, or I don’t know why they say that, but what the Spokesperson’s Office says is the President’s Office position.”
Amid growing pains, the ruling party is suggesting that the appointment of the prime minister be delayed until after the launch of the new National Assembly. Rep. Kwon said in a phone call on the 19th, “As the new Prime Minister works with the new National Assembly, it is correct to obtain the consent of the next National Assembly. “What is urgent now is the appointment of the Chief of Staff and the President’s Office staff,” he said. Rep. Cho Jung-hoon of the same party also said in a phone call, “I wish the chief of staff would be appointed first.”
Reporter Jang Seok-seok [email protected]
Reporter Choi Hye-ryeong [email protected]
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