Jang Kyung-tae "Opposes Yoon's Pledge to Abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family... Not Effective for State Affairs"

"Election-related Bills Must Be Finalized by the End of May"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] On the 11th, Jang Kyung-tae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, expressed opposition to President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol's pledge to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, stating, "The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family oversees not only women's policies but also youth policies, family policies, multicultural policies, and various other areas."

Jang appeared on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' that morning and said, "If a '7-character policy' is pursued, it is natural to oppose it."

He pointed out, "Just as the problems of men in their 20s are not caused by women in their 20s, there is nothing that can be solved by dividing men and women."

He continued, "While it may be somewhat effective as a vote-winning strategy during the election process, it is not effective at all in the process of operating national policies," adding, "Now that the election is over, I believe President-elect Yoon will have no choice but to reconsider this."

Regarding political reform tasks, he said, "The National Assembly's Political Reform Special Committee is currently in session and its term lasts until the end of May. Adjustments to the number of local council members, electoral district delimitation, and amendments to political relations laws must be finalized by the end of May," emphasizing, "Political relations laws, especially in the case of electoral districts with three or more basic council members, must be applied directly to the local elections, so they need to be implemented quickly."

He also added, "Since the prevention of satellite party formation is a provision related to the general election, it would be better to handle local election-related laws first and then address that afterwards."

Jang also criticized, "When I mention various political reform tasks to the People Power Party, they respond negatively or do not attend meetings sincerely, which I find regrettable."

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