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President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol has nominated former Prime Minister Han Deok-soo as the new government's first prime minister candidate.

President-elect Yoon praised him as 'the right person in the era of economic security', and one candidate emphasized cooperation and integration.



Reporter Lee Hyun-young reports.



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As expected, Yoon Seok-yeol's choice was former Prime Minister Han Deok-soo.



President-elect Yoon introduced a candidate who was the right person for the 'Era of Economic Security'.



[Yoon Seok-yeol/President-elect: I think he is the right person to carry out government tasks based on his rich experience in the public and private sectors.]



“A candidate has been recognized for his skills and expertise regardless of political faction and has served as a core position,” he said. The point was also emphasized once again.



The seventy-year-old candidate this year is from Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. After serving as the first head of trade negotiations under the Kim Dae-jung government and as deputy prime minister and prime minister for economy under the Roh Moo-hyun government, the Lee Myung-bak government also served as an ambassador to the United States.



During the Park Geun-hye administration, he served as the head of the trade association.



He was nominated again for the first time in 15 years since 2007, and once he becomes prime minister, he will become the third person to cross between conservative and progressive governments, following Kim Jong-pil and former Prime Minister Koh Gun.



One candidate suggested a country with high national interest diplomacy and national defense, maintaining fiscal soundness, a balance of payments surplus, and high productivity as the main operating principles of state affairs.



Methodologically, 'cooperation' and '



[Han Deok-soo/Prime Minister Candidate: Cooperation and integration will also be a very important element of policy success, I think.]



Starting today, a candidate will start preparing for the confirmation hearing and coordinating the appointment of the cabinet.