Ahn Cheol-soo: "Yoon's Campaign Promises Will Be Made National Policy Tasks; After Creating Options, Yoon Will Choose"

Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People Party and appointed chairman of the Presidential Transition Committee for President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, is holding a press briefing at the National Assembly on the 14th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy reporters Naju-seok and Kwon Hyun-ji] Ahn Cheol-soo, chairman of the Presidential Transition Committee, said on the 14th, "Among the various announced pledges, we will look for feasible solutions and prepare several options, then set the direction according to the will of the president-elect."

At a press conference at the National Assembly on the same day, when asked by reporters about the coordination of pledges between the People Power Party and the People’s Party, Ahn said, "The degree to which pledges and national tasks align exactly is about 50% in previous administrations." He added, "To my recollection, the Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye administrations had about 50%, and the Roh Moo-hyun administration about 60%. In the case of the Moon Jae-in administration, since there was no transition committee, almost all pledges became major parts of national policy, which caused many side effects. Many mistakes of the Moon Jae-in administration stemmed from that."

Regarding reporters’ questions about whether Yoon’s pledges could be discarded, he said, "It is not about discarding them, but about reporting various possible policy directions, and I believe it is right for President-elect Yoon to choose among them."

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