President Yoon's Inauguration Ceremony Confirmed at 'National Assembly Plaza'... "Suitable by Tradition and Precedent"

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is greeting citizens while taking a walk with Kim Han-gil, Chairman of the National Integration Committee, Park Joo-sun, Chairman of the Presidential Inauguration Preparation Committee, and Kim Byung-joon, Chairman of the Special Committee on Regional Balanced Development, after having lunch at a restaurant near his office in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 17th.
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The inauguration ceremony of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol will be held on May 10 at the National Assembly Plaza in Yeouido, Seoul.

Park Joo-sun, the chairman of the inauguration preparation committee, stated on the 23rd at the press room of the Presidential Transition Committee set up in the annex of the Korea Institute of Finance in Samcheong-dong, "With the cooperation of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, we compared multiple venues to select the inauguration site," adding, "After thoroughly reviewing Seoul Plaza, the National Assembly, Yongsan Citizens' Park, and others, we decided to hold it in front of the National Assembly."

Park said, "The front yard of the National Assembly can accommodate up to 50,000 attendees and has good accessibility, which can reduce inconvenience for participants," and added, "It is appropriate as the venue for the presidential inauguration ceremony based on tradition and precedent."

He further explained, "Unlike previous ceremonies held in winter, it is also suitable for the first presidential inauguration ceremony held on May 10."

Earlier, Park met with reporters in front of the Transition Committee office in Tongui-dong in the afternoon and said, "Conventionally, it is better to realistically hold it at the National Assembly, and the president-elect readily agreed to do so."

He added, "The ceremony will be held in the plaza in front of the National Assembly, and if it rains, it will be held in the Rotunda Hall (main building central hall)."

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