Presidential Office Personnel Reshuffle... Ruling Party: "Commitment to Livelihood" Opposition: "My Way" (Comprehensive)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Regarding the personnel reshuffle conducted by the Presidential Office on the 21st, the ruling party positively evaluated it, saying, "The establishment of the Chief of Policy Planning in the Presidential Secretariat and the appointment of the new Chief of Public Relations reflect the President's will to pay more attention to people's livelihood and public sentiment," while the opposition party criticized it as a "My Way declaration."

Yang Geum-hee, the floor spokesperson for the People Power Party, stated in a commentary on the same day, "The Chief of Policy Planning is a position directly related to government policy and national administration, and must play a pivotal role in bringing about substantial changes in the lives of the people," adding, "We expect them to exert all their professional capabilities to prepare policies for the people and ensure smooth national administration."

She continued, "The new Chief of Public Relations will become a new driving force for communication with the people based on diverse experiences," and said, "We expect them to convey matters related to national administration to the public in a detailed and accurate manner, and to maintain mutual communication with the people rather than one-sided promotion."

On the other hand, Oh Young-hwan, the floor spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized, calling it a "My Way declaration" that denies the personnel disaster and rejects the people's demand for personnel reform, pointing out it as a "personnel appointment based on Yoon's will, not public sentiment."

Oh, the floor spokesperson, said, "They shouted about communication with the people but mocked the public with non-communicative personnel appointments," adding, "While verbally calling for the people, they thoroughly rejected the people's will for personnel reform. The promise to slim down the Presidential Office also became an unkept promise," she criticized.

In particular, regarding the appointment of Kim Eun-hye as Chief of Public Relations, she pointed out, "They said to cut off personal connections but appointed a closer aide," and asked, "Are they attributing the current crisis to a lack of publicity?"

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