Joo Ho-young: "I Will Create Unqualified Reports Targeting Cabinet Members Opposed by the Opposition"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The People Power Party has decided to create its own report on the disqualification of Cabinet members in response to the Moon Jae-in administration and the ruling party's unilateral appointments of Cabinet members. They plan to issue a separate report targeting Cabinet members for whom the opposition party opposed the adoption of the report or expressed disqualification opinions during the confirmation hearings.

On the 16th, Joo Ho-young, the floor leader of the People Power Party, said at the party's floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly, "There have been many cases where reports were unilaterally adopted and appointments made for several disqualified Cabinet members, such as Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee," adding, "For those who were appointed as Cabinet members despite our disagreement with the adoption or our disqualification opinions, we have decided to create a separate disqualification report."

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, is attending the party strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 16th and delivering a speech. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

The opposition party has pointed out that 29 minister-level officials have been appointed without opposition party consent under the current administration. Concerns have been raised that this number surpasses the cases in previous administrations.

According to current law, for minister-level appointments, if the ruling and opposition parties do not agree on the adoption of the confirmation report after the National Assembly confirmation hearing, the president may request resubmission within a 10-day period. If the National Assembly does not submit the report within this period, the president may proceed with the appointment. However, since the Democratic Party of Korea became the dominant ruling party after last year's general election, the ruling party has been able to adopt confirmation reports unilaterally, leading to an increase in cases where appointments were forced despite opposition from the opposition party.

Floor leader Joo said, "We have explained why these appointments should not be made during the confirmation hearings, but we will keep records as lessons for the future and will follow through with procedures and subsequent measures regarding issues related to official documents or theses."

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