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has been confirmed that the first prime minister candidate to lead the new government's cabinet has been compressed into three.

It is known that within this week, after receiving the report, Yoon Seok-yeol will begin the full-fledged verification process. 



Correspondent Lee Hyun-young.



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Five days after the inauguration of the transition committee, the new government's first prime minister appointment work has begun.



A key official of the elected Yoon Seok-yeol said, "The prime minister candidate has been compressed to three times.



The official said, "The prime minister candidate is one each from bureaucrats, businessmen, and politicians."



Among bureaucrats, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and KDI female economist Yoon Hee-sook, former lawmaker of People's Power, are mentioned, and as entrepreneurs, former president of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Park Yong-man.



Among the People's Power lawmakers, National Assembly Vice Chairman Jeong Jin-seok, former floor leader Joo Ho-young, and current floor leader Ki-hyun Kim are on the agenda.



As the approval of the prime minister requires the consent of a majority of members of the National Assembly, there is also an observation that Kim Han-gil, a former Democratic Party representative, and Kim Byung-joon, the former head of the government's policy office, Kim Byung-joon, who served as the policy chief of the Roh Moo-hyun government, could be nominated.



There is also interest in whether Ahn Cheol-soo, chairman of the People's Party, will take over as the first prime minister following the transition chairperson.



President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol will meet the candidates in person, and if the verification process goes well after that, the candidate announcement is expected to be made as early as next week.