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Park Soon-ae, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, resigned today (8th), who came up with a plan to lower the age for going to elementary school by one year and caused a strong backlash.

It's only been 35 days since she took office.

Minister Park said that he was responsible for all the controversies and that he would resign, but there are many evaluations that she was effectively sacked.



Today's first news, reporter Jeong Da-eun.



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An hour after Education Minister Park Soon-ae heralded an emergency press conference, she stood in front of the camera.



She made her first appearance last 4 days after she briefed the press.



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[Park Soon-ae / Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education: Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, I am resigning from the positions of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education.

I ran with one heart to return the benefits of education I received to the people, but it was not enough.]



He said he was responsible for the controversy surrounding the early admission of the five-year-old.



[Park Soon-ae / Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education: I am responsible for all controversies such as the reorganization of the school system, and it is my fault.

We wish our children a better future.] The



interview ended in 33 seconds, and there was no apology to parents and teachers for the confusion.



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Minister Park's voluntary resignation came ten days after announcing the school system reform plan.



He claimed to have stepped down on his own, but in reality he was close to being sacked.



It is analyzed that it has damaged the trust of not only my leadership, but also government policies, and has affected the decline in the approval rating of the president.



President Yoon Seok-yeol went to work after finishing his summer vacation and hinted at the possibility of Park's sacking.



[President Seok-Yeol Yoon: All power of government comes from the people.]



Earlier, even in the ruling party, the theory of hardship continued to flow, and it is said that the presidential office also sympathized with it.



Minister Park appears to have decided to resign voluntarily after receiving President Yoon's will while preparing to attend the National Assembly tomorrow without appearing outside.



(Video coverage: Cho Chun-dong, video editing: Won Yang, VJ: Oh Se-gwan)