President-elect Yoon on Ahn's Cabinet Appointments: "No Issue with Any Faction if Personnel Principles Are Met"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol said on the 13th that "it does not matter which faction they belong to as long as they meet the personnel principles" regarding the possibility of appointing personnel recommended by Ahn Cheol-soo, the head of the transition committee.

On his way to the transition committee office in Tongui-dong, Seoul, President-elect Yoon told reporters about the principles of the second round of appointments, "The personnel criteria are to have both ability and character and to be able to serve the people well. If they do not meet that, they cannot be appointed."

After the first cabinet appointments announced on the 10th excluded personnel recommended by Chairman Ahn, and with Representative Lee Tae-gyu, known as Ahn’s close aide, expressing his intention to resign from the transition committee, there were speculations that a red light had been lit for the joint government.

Chairman Ahn also expressed his discomfort during a press meeting the day before, saying, "On March 3rd, when the opposition unified their candidates, we made a public promise to jointly replace the government, jointly take over the government, and jointly operate the government. We also recommended capable people who could properly implement that blueprint. However, personnel decisions are the prerogative of the president-elect."

However, President-elect Yoon reiterated that ability and character would be the top criteria for appointments. Regarding the scale of the second round of appointments scheduled for 2 p.m. that day, Yoon said, "I need to go upstairs and see." When asked whether personnel recommended by Chairman Ahn would be included in this appointment, Yoon said, "I have received all the recommendations."

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