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The Democratic Party has ruled that Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, who has completed a personnel hearing at the National Assembly, is disqualified as the number one disqualification.

To become Prime Minister, the National Assembly needs a majority of approval, and the Democratic Party is expected to make a final decision on whether to approve it after examining public opinion.

Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom hinted that if there is a vacancy in the prime minister's post after the new government takes office, he may propose to appoint a minister.



This is the first news today (the 4th), this is reporter Kang Cheong-wan.



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After two days of hearings, the Democratic Party picked up a red card for Prime Minister candidate Han Deok-soo.



[Yun Ho-jung / Democratic Party Joint Emergency Response Committee Chairman: Candidate Han Deok-soo has already been sent off by the people.

The allegations raised alone can be said to be the number one disqualification.] It



is because of the judgment that Kim & Chang's high torture fees, courteous honors raised by the sale of his wife's paintings, and allegations of conflicts of interest were not sufficiently resolved at the hearing.



The motion to appoint the prime minister is sent to the National Assembly as President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol after taking office, and as a majority vote is required, the 168-seat Democratic Party can reject it if the Democrats decide to do so.



However, it is unclear whether the Democrats will actually pull out the red card.



This is because, if the new government's first prime minister is removed from the horse, it can carry a negative public opinion that it will hold back the state affairs ahead of the local elections in June.



A key Democratic Party official said he would have lost the horse right away if it wasn't for the local elections in June, and said he would watch public opinion as there is time until the inauguration of the president.



Calculations are also read that attempt to link the motions of the Democratic Party's foretold ministerial candidates, such as Welfare Jeong Ho-young and Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon, with the agreement to appoint the prime minister.



If the Democratic Party chooses a card to drop out of the prime minister or delays the vote to agree to the appointment, attention is also focused on the role of Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom.



This is because, if the Prime Minister, who has the right to propose a State Council member, is not approved, the Ministers cannot be appointed even if Yoon-elect takes office.



Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom said yesterday, "I will play a role of connecting well until the successor of the next government arrives." explained.



(Video coverage: Kim Heung-gi, Video editing: Kim Jin-won)