Prime Minister Appointment Without 'An' Variable... Announcement Likely on December 3

The announcement of the position of Ahn Cheol-soo, chairman of the Presidential Transition Committee and the top candidate for prime minister, has accelerated the appointment process for the first prime minister of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration. Until now, Ahn's decision on his position has been considered a key variable in the prime minister appointment.

Kim Eun-hye, spokesperson for President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, stated in a briefing on the 30th, "Ahn's intentions regarding the prime minister appointment have been conveyed, and the full-scale speed of the appointment process starts now."

The likely announcement date for the prime minister candidate of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration, which is set to take office on May 10, is April 3. This estimate is based on the fact that the process of submitting the nomination request to the National Assembly and holding confirmation hearings takes nearly a month. Additionally, considering that major announcements from the transition committee usually occur on Sundays rather than Saturdays, the consensus is that the announcement will likely be on the 3rd. Regarding this, a representative from the president-elect’s side said, "It will not go beyond early April," adding, "With the meeting between President-elect Yoon and Chairman Ahn, the process will now gain momentum, and the candidate shortlist is currently being narrowed down."

Prime minister candidates include former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, Kim Han-gil, chairman of the Transition Committee’s National Integration Committee, and Park Joo-sun, chairman of the Transition Committee’s Presidential Inauguration Preparation Committee. Other names mentioned are former Financial Services Commission Chairman Lim Jong-ryong, former Minister of Knowledge Economy Choi Joong-kyung, and former Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong. The key theme for this prime minister appointment is an ‘economic dream team.’ A representative from the president-elect’s side said, "The president-elect’s top priority is the livelihood of the people, which can be expressed as the economy," adding, "However, beyond simply having experience related to the economy, the candidate will be someone with leadership and capabilities in both of the government’s two pillars: economy and security."

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