Ahn Cheol-soo: "First Prime Minister, 'Starting Pitcher' Role... Will Create Conditions to Work"

Ahn Cheol-soo, Chairman of the 20th Presidential Transition Committee, is entering the transition office set up at the Financial Supervisory Service Training Institute in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 3rd.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Ahn Cheol-soo, chairman of the presidential transition committee, stated on the 3rd regarding Han Duck-soo's nomination as the first Prime Minister of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration, "The role of the transition committee is to create a blueprint for the country's future regardless of who is appointed as Prime Minister."

Chairman Ahn made this remark during a meeting with reporters at the transition committee office in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, adding, "The first Prime Minister is like a starting pitcher in baseball," and "the role of the transition committee is to properly create and organize conditions so that they can confidently demonstrate their abilities."

Previously, Chairman Ahn was considered a leading candidate for the first Prime Minister under President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, but he had already conveyed his intention to decline the Prime Minister position.

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