Ruling Party Distances Itself From Yong Hye-in… Calls for 'Voluntary Resignation' Grow Within the Party (Roundup)

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As the opposition party launched an all-out offensive targeting Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won, who is suspected of being involved in lobbying for COVID-19 treatments, and Gender Equality and Family Minister nominee Yong Hye-in, who faces criticism for holding both ministerial and proportional representation positions, the Democratic Party of Korea publicly defended nominee Kim on the 4th, but regarding nominee Yong...

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Calls within the Democratic Party for the voluntary resignation of Yong Hye-in, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, are growing louder. While the party leadership is refraining from publicly defending her out of concern for worsening public opinion, it is taking an active defensive stance toward Kim Seung-won, the nominee for Minister of Justice, showing a difference in approach depending on the issue.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Kim Jeong-jin, Oh Gyu-jin, Choi Ju-seong, and Jeong Yeon-sol = The Democratic Party of Korea... Justice Minister Kim Seung-won and Gender Equality and Family Minister Yong Hye-in, who are at the core of the confirmation hearing situation following the August 30 cabinet reshuffle...