Preview of Inauguration Ceremony... Yoon Walks 180m Inside National Assembly to the Podium

On the 6th, four days before the inauguration of the 20th president, workers preparing for the inauguration are setting up chairs for guests on the National Assembly lawn./Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol is scheduled to walk 180 meters and greet citizens at the inauguration ceremony held in front of the National Assembly courtyard on the 10th.

Park Joo-sun, chairman of the Presidential Inauguration Preparation Committee, said in an interview with Yonhap News, "Other presidents have arrived by car up to the inauguration stage, but President-elect Yoon will get off the car as soon as he enters the National Assembly grounds and walk 180 meters among the citizens."

After getting off at the main gate of the National Assembly, President-elect Yoon will shake hands with citizens and take 'selfies' while moving to the podium set up in front of the National Assembly main building.

When President-elect Yoon arrives at the bottom of the podium, a boy from Daegu and a girl from Gwangju will present him with bouquets. This symbolizes the harmony between the eastern and western regions.

Afterwards, Chairman Park stated that President-elect Yoon and First Lady Kim Keon-hee will hold hands with 20 representatives of national hope and ascend the stage together. The 20 include Dr. In Yo-han, who acquired Korean nationality as the first special contributor, national disabled swimming athlete Min Byung-eon, Kwon Yi-jong, the real model for the movie "Ode to My Father," and Lee Jun-su, a young entrepreneur who developed the "COVID-19 Public Mask" application.

President-elect Yoon will descend the stairs from the podium and take the oath of office on a separately prepared protruding stage, then deliver his inaugural address for about 25 minutes. The inaugural address is reported to be in its final stages. According to Chairman Park, the main keywords of the address are freedom, human rights, market, fairness, and solidarity, aiming to relaunch Korea and create a new Korea based on these foundations.

After the inauguration ceremony, President-elect Yoon will walk again to the National Assembly exit.

He will then immediately move to the new presidential office located at the Ministry of National Defense building in Yongsan to begin work. Instead of holding a car parade, President-elect Yoon plans to visit a senior citizens' center and a children's park near the office.

Later, President-elect Yoon will meet with foreign delegations congratulating the inauguration at the office. The delegations include Douglas Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, Halimah Yacob, President of Singapore, Faustin-Archange Touad?ra, President of the Central African Republic, former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, and Wang Qishan, Vice President of China.

In the afternoon of the same day, President-elect Yoon will attend a celebratory event held at the National Assembly Rotunda Hall, followed by a dinner with foreign guests at the Shilla Hotel's State Guest House, concluding the first day's official schedule.

The dinner will be attended by the five key figures: the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, and the Chairman of the National Election Commission, as well as foreign delegations.

Also invited to the dinner are the heads of the five major economic organizations: Huh Chang-soo, Chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries; Chey Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group and the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Koo Ja-yeol, Chairman of the Korea International Trade Association; Kim Ki-moon, Chairman of the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business; Son Kyung-sik, Chairman of the Korea Employers Federation; and Choi Jin-sik, Chairman of the Korea Association of Mid-sized Enterprises. Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong of Samsung Electronics, Chairman Chung Eui-sun of Hyundai Motor Group, Chairman Koo Kwang-mo of LG Group, and Chairman Shin Dong-bin of Lotte Group will also attend.

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