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Choi Jae-hyeong, who has been considered a potential presidential candidate in the opposition, has resigned from his position with about six months remaining in office.

He said he would think deeply about what role he would play for the future of the country, and that he would reveal gradually whether he would run for president or not.

In response, the passport was criticized as an insult to the constitution and a coup d'etat.



The first news today (28th) is reporter Kim Hyung-rae.



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Choi Jae-hyeong, chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection, has been talking about 'running for president'.



On his way to work in the morning, he publicly announced that he would quit.




[Choi Jae-hyung/Chairman of the Audit Committee: In a situation where there is a lot of controversies regarding the direction of the audit, it was decided that it was not appropriate to continue to perform the position of the Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection (I expressed my gratitude.)]



Then he wrote the word “the future of the country” and suggested his political participation in the future.



[Choi Jae-hyeong/Chairman of the Audit Committee: I am going to take some time to reflect on what role I should play for the future of the Republic of Korea.]



President Moon Jae-in accepted his resignation late in the afternoon, expressing regret that he had set an undesirable precedent.



When he was appointed three years and six months ago, he received this accolade.



[Yoon Young-chan/then Chief of Public Communication at the Blue House (December 2017): I expect him to be the right person to realize a trusted government while protecting the independence and political neutrality of the Board of Audit and Inspection.]



However, after establishing a confrontational angle with the current government through the audit of Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant, the opposition He came to the door as a Jamryong, and he chose the path of a savage with six months left of his constitutional term.



As the head of a constitutional institution that requires political neutrality, the women of the femininity criticized it using sharp words such as 'constitutional insult' and 'coup d'état', saying it was very inappropriate behavior.



[Lee Kwang-jae/Democratic lawmaker: The candidacy of former President Yoon Seok-yeol and former Auditor General Choi Jae-hyeong is a 'soft coup'.]



On the other hand, People's Power Representative Lee Jun-seok affirmed that he was "a person who can coexist," but he did not comment on whether to recruit him or not. I did.



[Lee Jun-seok/President of People's Power: 'It will take time for a solitary individual decision'I understand that.]



President Choi Jae-hyung said he would announce whether he would run for president or not, but the opposition parties strongly anticipate participation in the People's Power primary, which will start at the end of July.



(Video coverage: Jeong Sang-bo, Yang Doo-won, video editing: Yu Mi-ra) 



▶ Lee Jae-myung declared candidacy on the 1st... Sye-Kyun Jeong · Gwang-Jae Lee 5 days unified


▶ Seok-Yeol Yoon, who refined the declaration… "Refrain from criticizing candidates outside the party"