"Stop Yoon President-elect's Office Move to Yongsan" Blue House Petition Surpasses 200,000 Supporters

"Relocating the Ministry of National Defense to Create an Office Threatens National Security... Urgent Livelihood Issues Too"

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is holding a press conference on the relocation of the Blue House presidential office to the Yongsan Ministry of National Defense building at the press conference room of the Presidential Transition Committee, located in the annex of the Korea Financial Training Institute in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 20th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol announced plans to move the presidential office from the Blue House to the Ministry of National Defense building in Yongsan, Seoul. Meanwhile, a Blue House petition requesting to stop the office relocation has garnered 200,000 supporters within three days.

According to the Blue House petition website on the 21st, the petition titled "Please prevent President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol from forcibly relocating the Ministry of National Defense, the core of national security, to create his presidential office and wasting thousands of billions of taxpayers' money" had received 273,181 signatures as of 7 a.m. that day.

Photo by Cheongwadae National Petition Board capture.

The petitioner stated, "President-elect Yoon's decision to create his own presidential office for personal satisfaction by forcibly relocating the Ministry of National Defense's specialized facilities and systems poses a threat to South Korea's national security," adding, "This causes enormous waste of national tax funds, and we strongly condemn it. We solemnly petition the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea to prevent the unilateral and coercive relocation of the Ministry of National Defense."

The petitioner further emphasized that urgent livelihood issues must be prioritized and that alternatives to relocating the Ministry of National Defense should be sought. The petitioner said, "At a time when South Korea is already facing a crisis in livelihood, economy, and quarantine, the president-elect, who should be 1000% focused on these matters, is demanding the forcible and unreasonable relocation of the department responsible for the safety of the people for his own office and residence," adding, "The president-elect should find an empty building or renovate facilities within the Blue House to avoid directly harming the lives of the people."

They raised their voice, saying, "We strongly demand an immediate stop to this arrogant decision that harms the safety of the people, wastes taxpayers' money, and disrupts citizens' daily lives for five years."

Meanwhile, the Blue House officially responds to petitions that receive more than 200,000 signatures within a month through the responsible secretaries or relevant ministers and vice ministers.

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