Opposition Demands Withdrawal of Im-Park-Roh Place Names... "Will Not Cooperate in Report Adoption"

People Power Party Holds Party Meeting to Discuss Personnel Hearing Response
Ministries of Science and ICT, Oceans and Fisheries, and Land, Infrastructure and Transport Candidates Disqualified
Ministries of Trade, Industry and Energy and Employment and Labor Candidates Report Cooperation

[Asia Economy reporters Naju-seok and Park Jun-yi] The People Power Party has demanded that President Moon Jae-in withdraw the nominations of three ministerial candidates: Im Hye-sook for the Ministry of Science and ICT, Park Jun-young for the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and Noh Hyung-wook for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Kim Ki-hyun, Acting Leader and Floor Leader of the People Power Party, is attending the members' meeting held at the National Assembly on the 4th and greeting Assemblyman Jeong Jin-seok. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

On the same day, the People Power Party held an emergency party meeting at the National Assembly to discuss countermeasures related to the confirmation hearings of five ministerial candidates and made this decision. After the meeting, Kang Min-kuk, the party’s floor spokesperson, stated, "Candidates Im, Park, and Noh are unqualified. We demand that the president withdraw their nominations or that they voluntarily resign." He added, "The opposition party will absolutely not agree to the adoption of the hearing report."

The People Power Party agreed to cooperate with the adoption of a warning report on candidate Ahn Kyung-duk for the Ministry of Employment and Labor at the Environment and Labor Committee plenary session scheduled for the afternoon. The confirmation hearing report for candidate Moon Seung-wook for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy was also completed on the day of the hearing, the 4th.

Meanwhile, regarding the confirmation hearing for Prime Minister nominee Kim Boo-kyum, which began on the morning of the 6th and will continue until the 7th, the People Power Party stated that they will "thoroughly verify" the candidate. The party has raised suspicions regarding preferential investment by the candidate’s family in Lime.

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