<Anchor> The
Democratic Party criticized the belated and unreasonable resignation of Minister of Health and Welfare Candidate Jeong Ho-young, who had been under pressure to resign, to resign by himself last night (23rd).
While critics continue to criticize the lack of verification, the currently vacant candidates for the Ministry of Education and the Minister of Health and Welfare are expected to be nominated after the local elections next month.
Correspondent Kang Cheong-wan covered the story.
<Reporter> The Democratic
Party
downplayed candidate Jeong Ho-young, who resigned last night, saying, "I will become a grain of wheat for the success of the Yun Seok-yeol government and cooperation between the ruling and opposition parties" as a 'night runaway',
We cannot attach any meaning to the fussy resignation.]
The power of the people envelops the voluntary resignation that it is not too late.
[Kwon Seong-dong / People's Power Floor Leader: Because there were many opposing opinions on the grounds that it did not meet the public's eye level, we gathered opinions within the party...
.]
With the resignation of Candidate Chung, the number of vacant seats in the first cabinet has increased to two, including Candidate Kim In-cheol, who was the No.
As the heads of two of the three major reforms on pension, labor, and education announced by President Yoon Seok-yeol in his address to the National Assembly are vacant, disruption to the driving force of the initial state government is inevitable.
The nomination of new candidates is expected to be after the local elections in June at the earliest.
In the case of the Minister of Education, it is known that he cannot find a suitable person due to his own test, etc., and former Vice Minister of Education Na Seung-il and Choi Jin-seok, former president of the Camp Standing Election Committee, Ahn Cheol-su are being mentioned.
As candidates for the Minister of Health and Welfare, former Minister of Food and Drug Safety Kim Gang-lip and former Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) Ki-seok Ki-seok are known to be on the list.
Three high-ranking officials have dropped out one after another since the inauguration of the new government, including Kim Seong-hoe, former secretary for religious and multiculturalism in the presidential office, who resigned due to homophobic remarks, etc.
(Video coverage: Cho Chun-dong, video editing: Yu Mi-ra)
▶ The Ministry of Justice is also in charge of personnel verification...
"Excessive concentration of authority"