China News Service, March 21st. According to a comprehensive report, South Korean President-elect Yin Xiyue announced on the 20th that the presidential office will be moved out of the Blue House and moved to the Ministry of Defense Building in Yongsan District, Seoul.

This move not only aroused the concern of the South Korean political parties, but also caused opposition from the South Korean people. At present, more than 290,000 people have petitioned the Blue House, hoping to prevent the presidential palace from being moved out of the Blue House.

At the same time, the cost of relocation has also raised questions.

On March 20, local time, South Korean President-elect Yoon Seok-wyeh held the first press conference after the establishment of the Presidential Handover Committee, and announced the "Blue House Presidential Office Relocation Plan".

Relocation of the President's Office is confirmed 10 days after election

　　On March 20, at the first press conference after the establishment of the Presidential Office Transfer Committee, Yin Xiyue announced the "Blue House Presidential Office Relocation Plan".

He said that considering the inconvenience caused to the public and the promise to open the Blue House to the public, the decision to relocate should be made quickly and pushed forward.

　　He plans to go to work in the new office immediately after the inauguration ceremony on May 10, and open the Blue House, including the main building, the guest house, the Greenland Garden and Changchunzhai.

　　In fact, Yin Xiyue first made a promise to relocate the presidential office in late January.

It was finalized only 10 days after being elected.

The decision to relocate from Gwanghwamun to the Yongsan Defense Ministry Building was only five days after the proposal was formally proposed.

　　From this, it can be seen that Yin Xiyue himself has a very strong willingness to promote the relocation.

　　This is not only in the Common Democratic Party, but even within the National Power Party, where it belongs, there are also opinions calling for it to slow down.

There are also criticisms that it is more important to deal with issues such as the new crown epidemic.

　　However, Yin Xiyue believes that if the decision is delayed, it will not be able to keep the promise.

South Koreans launched a petition on the official website of the Blue House to prevent the relocation of the presidential palace.

Image source: Screenshot of the official website of Qingwatai

Nearly 300,000 people petition to stop

　　In response, South Koreans launched a petition to "oppose President-elect Yin Xiyue's relocation of the 20th Presidential Office from the Blue House to Yongsan" on the official website of the Blue House of the Presidential Palace.

　　The petition says Yoon Sek-yue's presidency is up to five years, but he is wasting hundreds of billions of won in taxes to build his own office.

This money should have been invested in the fields of economy, people's livelihood and epidemic prevention.

　　As of the 21st, the petition has attracted more than 290,000 joint signatures, and the number of people has reached the response standard of the competent authorities.

　　In principle, officials such as the presidential staff, ministers or deputy ministers who are in charge of the corresponding affairs are required to formally respond to the "standard" petition.

Therefore, whether the current government will express its position on the controversial policies of the next government has attracted much attention.

Data map: Yin Xiyue.

Denial of relocation cost challenge

　　Regarding the question about the relocation cost, Yin Xiyue said that the relocation cost is estimated to be 49.6 billion won, including the cost of the Ministry of National Defense relocating to the building where the Joint Staff Headquarters is located, and the cost of office decoration.

　　He countered that the figure was estimated by the Ministry of Planning and Finance, and that the 1 trillion won scale claimed by the Democratic Party was groundless and that the cost would be paid from the reserve fund.

　　However, the Korean media pointed out that the 49.6 billion won mentioned by Yin Xiyue did not include the relocation cost of the Joint Staff Headquarters, nor did it include the reconstruction of the defense facilities of the Ministry of Defense and the relocation of the computer network.

　　The Common Democratic Party believes that Yin Xiyue's estimate of the cost is too low.

It is expected that disputes over related costs will further heat up in the future.