Ahn Cheol-soo: "I Will Not Join the Cabinet... To Avoid Burdening the President-elect" (Update)

Ahn In-su, Chairman of the Transition Committee, Declines Cabinet Prime Minister Position
Conveyed Intentions Directly to President-Elect the Day Before

Ahn Cheol-soo, Chairman of the Presidential Transition Committee, is holding a press conference on the morning of the 30th at the Transition Committee office in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Transition Committee Press Corps

[Asia Economy reporters Jeong Dong-hoon and Lee Ki-min] Ahn Cheol-soo, chairman of the Presidential Transition Committee, stated on the 30th regarding rumors of his nomination as Prime Minister, "Not participating in the cabinet will ease the burden on (President-elect) Yoon Seok-yeol."

At a press conference held at the transition committee office in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Ahn said, "I judged that not participating in the cabinet would help in setting the direction of state affairs as the president-elect envisions."

He continued, "In the spirit of fulfilling the public promise of a joint government, I plan to actively recommend qualified, clean, and capable individuals as ministerial candidates," adding, "Personally, I need time to recharge due to my political activities over the past year, or even the past ten years. Running an election requires a superhuman schedule and mental strength."

Ahn also mentioned that he conveyed this intention directly to President-elect Yoon the day before. He said, "I requested a meeting yesterday and spoke first," adding, "Since it seemed that (Yoon) was contemplating, I thought it would be better to express my intention before he asked me."

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