People Power Party: “Has President Lee Been Blackmailed?” Ruling Party Also Preparing to Cut Ties with Yong Hye-In
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Kwon Hee-won and Jo Da-woon = Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon has recently demonstrated his presence during the personnel vetting of Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won and the National Assembly's interpellation of the government...
The People Power Party continued its concentrated offensive against Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won and Gender Equality and Family Minister nominee Yong Hye-in even over the weekend. While the Democratic Party of Korea began seeking a way out by gathering internal opinions regarding nominee Yong, its own lawmaker Kim Hu
The People Power Party urged the withdrawal of the appointments of Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won and Gender Equality and Family Minister nominee Yong Hye-in, citing their inappropriateness. Pressuring them to resign on grounds of public opinion and fairness, the party warned that pushing ahead with the appointments would accelerate the decline in President Lee Jae-myung's approval ratings.
Immediately after Yong Hye-in, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, announced her voluntary resignation on the 13th, the People Power Party raised its voice, demanding that President Lee Jae-myung take responsibility for the failure in personnel vetting and issue a public apology. They urged not only the abolition of the highly controversial semi-proportional representation system but also a thorough investigation into the var…
Regarding the press conference held by Yong Hye-in, nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, to refute various allegations raised against her—such as holding both the lawmaker and ministerial positions and appointing her spouse to a party post—Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Nam-kuk pointed out, “I doubt whether the appearance of fighting with the public while refuting point by point will be viewed favorably by public sentiment, and I b…
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