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Let's continue the story of politics with reporter Kang Cheong-wan.



Q. Candidates for welfare minister dropped out one after another…

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[Reporter Kang Cheong-wan: Looking at the situation at the time of Kim Seung-hee's nomination in May, the current government criticized that the initial selection of candidates was made mainly of men in their 50s from Seoul National University, that is, Seo Oh-nam, as well as the lack of women in the Korea-US summit press conference and interview with the National Assembly Speaker. Remarks followed.

At the time, President Yoon even said, "I was so excited."

Two days later, on the 26th of May, the three candidates were filled with women: Candidate Kim, Deputy Prime Minister Park Soon-ae, and Minister of Food and Drug Safety Oh Yoo-kyung.

Among them, in the case of candidate Kim Seung-hee, the appointment was made just three days after former candidate Jeong Ho-young resigned after 43 days due to suspicion of her father's chance.

It is criticized that the verification was insufficient as the subsequent appointments were rushed with female personnel in mind.

This is the first time that the same ministerial candidate has fallen out of the horse twice in a row.]


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Q. Are criticisms of “ambiguity in personnel principles and standards” raised?



[Reporter Cheongwan Kang: Yes.

On the way to work today (the 4th), President Yoon said that professionalism and competence are the top priority, and the morality cannot be compared with the previous government.

However, the standards of morality of the State Council members are at the level of the public, not compared to the previous government.

There are criticisms that not only Kim, who lost the horse, but also Park Soon-ae, who was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Education, has a history of drunk driving and driving that does not meet the public's expectations.

In fact, if you look at recent public opinion polls related to government guidance, there are a lot of respondents who cited 'personnel issues' as the reason among those who responded negatively.

This is the reason why critics say that the perception of the presidential office is not easy.]



Q. Formation of a special personnel hearing committee after negotiations on the composition of the National Assembly?



[Reporter Cheongwan Kang: Yes.

The newly appointed Fair Trade Commissioner, the vacant Minister of Health and Welfare, and the candidates for the Financial Services Commission are all subject to the National Assembly personnel hearings.

Since the Speaker of the National Assembly has been elected, it seems that if the Special Personnel Hearing Committee or the Standing Committee is subsequently formed, the verification function of the Presidential Office will be slightly supplemented by the National Assembly Hearing.]



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