Ahn Cheol-soo Strikes Back Against 'Policy Absence' Criticism: "Time to Talk About This Year's Farming"

Ahn Cheol-soo, Chairman of the Presidential Transition Committee

[Asia Economy Reporter Bu Aeri] The Presidential Transition Committee, which had been criticized for a 'policy vacuum,' announced on the 25th that it will sequentially disclose major results.

On the morning of the same day, Ahn Cheol-soo, the head of the transition committee, said at the plenary meeting held at the committee office in Samcheong-dong, Seoul, "Finally, the rice ears are ripening, and it is now time to report on how this year's harvest has gone," adding, "Starting with the announcement of national tasks related to future food in the afternoon, we plan to gradually present the results of our deliberations to the public."

Chairman Ahn emphasized, "When we first started this transition committee, unlike previous ones, we set a policy not to let immature policies leak out and only cause confusion among the public," and added, "It may not be a noisy feast as rumored, but we will prepare a table that is essential for the people."

The transition committee had been criticized for failing to demonstrate its presence regarding the new government's national administration. Even after a month since its launch, internal conflicts surrounding the relocation of the presidential office and the new government's personnel appointments were highlighted, while the committee was evaluated as lacking a role in publicizing policy visions or matters requiring social consensus.

Chairman Ahn, seemingly aware of such criticism, told reporters the day before, "Previous transition committees caused confusion by releasing ideas midway, so this time we had intense internal discussions and did not speak externally until conclusions were reached," explaining, "Although the committee has organized a great deal of content, it seems that there are remarks from outside that policies are not visible."

Chairman Ahn and the main subcommittees of the transition committee plan to disclose key contents through briefings going forward. Chairman Ahn will personally announce national tasks related to future food at 2 p.m. that day. Subsequently, briefings from the Economic Subcommittee 2, the Blue House Relocation Task Force (TF), and the Social Welfare and Culture Subcommittee are scheduled one after another.

The transition committee will also receive a third draft of the national task selection proposal at the morning meeting. Once the report is finalized, it will be confirmed by President-elect Yoon Seok-youl, and the final plan will be prepared by the 30th, with a public announcement scheduled for May 2 or 3. However, national tasks with large budget scales or requiring additional adjustments are expected to be postponed as long-term operational tasks.

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