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There was an inquiry at the National Assembly today (5th) regarding the spending of more than 80 billion won in the Seoul and Busan mayors by-election in April next year. It has been a great controversy as it said it was an opportunity to learn.
Reporter Nam Joo-hyun reports.
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Today's National Assembly's Special Committee on Budget and Accounting, the National Election Commission's explanation of the cost of 83.8 billion won in taxes for the Seoul and Busan mayors by-election in April next year, Congressman Ju-kyung Yoon, the power of the people, questioned the Minister of Gender Equality and Family Lee Jung-ok.
[Yun Joo-kyung/Representative Power of the People: Minister, have you ever thought about the impact of this 83.8 billion won election cost on victims or women from a gender perspective?]
[Jung-ok Lee/Minister of Gender Equality and Family: A very large budget Through the incident, I also believe that the opportunity for the whole people to do group learning on gender intelligence is reversed.] After
hearing the answer, Rep
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Yoon raised her voice and asked that 83.8 billion won is the cost of learning for the whole people for gender sensitivity. When asked again, Minister Lee replied:
[Jung-ok Lee/Minister of Gender Equality and Family: I think we should try to find positive elements for the country under any circumstances.] In
the question of whether the Seoul and Busan mayoral cases are typical power-type sex crimes, the crime under investigation is clarified. He drew a line that it was not appropriate to do.
The opposition party even discussed the resignation of the minister and the dissolution of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.
The power of the people said that the minister was no different from the nth perpetrator, and that there was no need for a minister for the ruling party, not for women.
(Video coverage: Ha Ryung, Video editing: Choi Hye-young)