Kwon Seong-dong "Opposed Yoon Jong-won's Appointment as Director of the National Intelligence Service, Delivered to Yoon"···Lee Jun-seok "Not a Discord"

Kwon "Moon Administration Should Not Be Held Responsible for Failed Economic Policies"
Lee "Personnel Exchanges Between Party and Government Are Natural Communication"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] On the 25th, Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, stated that the concerns over party-government conflicts surrounding Yoon Jong-won, president of IBK Industrial Bank of Korea, who has been nominated as the first Chief of the Office for Government Policy Coordination in the new administration, are "difficult to view as discord."

Earlier that morning, Floor Leader Kwon Seong-dong reportedly called President Yoon Seok-yeol directly to convey internal concerns within the ruling party regarding the nominee Yoon. It was reported that Floor Leader Kwon publicly expressed opposition because Yoon was the economic chief at the Blue House during the Moon Jae-in administration and was responsible for key economic policies such as income-led growth, nuclear phase-out, and minimum wage increases, which the People Power Party has defined as failures.

In response, after campaigning in Dangjin City, Chungnam Province, Lee met with reporters and said, "Even if Floor Leader Kwon pointed this out, it is difficult to see it as discord," adding, "It is a natural exchange of opinions between the party and the Blue House regarding personnel matters."

He continued, "Floor Leader Kwon is someone who wishes for the success of the Yoon Seok-yeol government more than anyone else, so I believe there will be no misunderstanding about his intentions," and "I think Floor Leader Kwon had no other meaning."

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