Kwon Seong-dong: "President-elect Yoon Will Keep the Pledge to Abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family"

Budget Review Underway for Soldiers' Salaries of 2 Million Won

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, is attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 4th and is talking with Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader, before the meeting starts. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The People Power Party is set to propose a revision to the Government Organization Act on the 6th that includes abolishing the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and establishing a new 'Ministry of Population and Family.'

On the 5th, Kwon Seong-dong, the floor leader of the People Power Party, posted on Facebook, saying, "We must keep the promises made to the people during the presidential election," and added, "We will submit a revision to the Government Organization Act that includes the abolition of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. Even if the ruling Democratic Party does not agree, our commitment to fulfilling our pledge remains unchanged."

This move is interpreted as a one-point legislative action amid criticism that the 'abolition of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family' was excluded from the 110 national tasks announced by the Presidential Transition Committee on the 3rd, signaling a retreat from the election pledge.

Floor leader Kwon also stated, "Regarding the 2 million won monthly salary for soldiers, we are discussing budget preparation plans with the nominee for Minister of Strategy and Finance," and added, "At present, we have been told that physically, 2025 is the earliest possible year."

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