|Copyright cms-donga-editor| “Yeon stresses that there is no preference in appointment even for personnel” After Kim Kyung-yul’s remarks in Mapo-eul, Seoul, he rejected rumors of conflict between Yong-Korea and Korea.
Chief of Staff Lee Kwan-seop is holding a briefing on the decision to request reconsideration of First Lady Kim Kun-hee and Daejang-dong (Dual Special Prosecutors Law) at the Presidential Office Building by Yongsan on 5. 2024.1.5
President Yoon Seok-yeol was reported to have clearly stated that the President’s Office will not be involved in nominations for the April general elections.
Presidential Chief of Staff Lee Kwan-seop said in a phone call with Dong-A Ilbo on the 19th, “President Yoon’s position is that the appointments are handled by the party, and the president’s office is absolutely not involved in the appointments.” He continued: “President Yoon has already stated this several times and will continue to uphold this principle in the future,” adding: “President Yoon also told aides who left Yongsan’s presidential office: ‘There is no preferential treatment relating to the appointment. ‘ “I just told them to do their best.” He continued: “Don’t expect President Yoon to give you preferential treatment for the nomination. “I believe the party will make nominations according to a transparent and fair system,” he said.
Director Lee’s direct emphasis on President Yoon’s non-involvement in the appointment was intended to clearly address concerns that a conflict between the President’s Office and the ruling party might arise in the wake of the Emergency Response Committee Chairman’s statement of the People’s Power Party Han Dong-hoon that “emergency Committee member Kim Gyeong-yul is running for Mapo-eul, Seoul.” This is interpreted as an intention.
At the Seoul Metropolitan Party’s New Year meeting held in Mapo on the 17th, President Han announced that emergency committee member Kim Kyung-yul would run for Mapo-eul, the constituency of Korean Democratic Party MP Jeong Cheong -rae. Although the President’s Office expressed discomfort about being against the appointment system, President Han publicly expressed his concerns about First Lady Kim Kun-hee’s risks the day before. On the 19th, the President’s Office even mentioned the appointments, saying: “If the party needs strategic appointments, it must establish principles and standards so that it does not seem like preferential treatment,” but President Han responded to reporters by saying : “The party will do a good job.” This can be interpreted as revealing that the center of appointments is in the party, not in Yongsan. This sparked speculation about conflict among some in the ruling party, saying, “Isn’t this leading to a nomination conflict between President Yoon and President Han?”
Journalist Jang Seok-seok jks@donga.com
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