Why Did Seoul City Not Nominate a Candidate for the Secretary-General of the Seoul Metropolitan Council?

Results of Applications for Grade 1 Equivalent Seoul Metropolitan Council Secretariat Chief Candidate Show No Current High-Ranking Seoul City Officials Interested, Background Draws Attention

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is known to have not nominated a candidate for the Secretary-General of the Seoul Metropolitan Council, raising curiosity about the background.

The Seoul Metropolitan Council (Chairman Kim Hyun-gi) completed the recruitment for a candidate for the Secretary-General position, equivalent to Grade 1, last week.

Contrary to initial expectations, it was reported that Seoul did not send any senior officials of Grade 2 or higher, attracting attention.

A senior official from Seoul told reporters, "Seoul did not put forward a candidate for the Secretary-General of the Council."

It is also true that there was an atmosphere of expectation that if Seoul recommended a senior official of Grade 2 or higher as Secretary-General of the Council and they were selected, a series of promotion opportunities would be created.

Meanwhile, the Council, noting that the current Secretary-General is from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and that cooperation with Seoul has not been smooth, expected to receive a senior official from Seoul.

However, the actual recruitment results for the Secretary-General candidate showed no senior officials from Seoul, drawing attention.

A senior official from the Council confirmed this on the 11th and said, "Among the candidates, there seem to be one or two with decent experience."

Accordingly, it appears highly likely that the Secretary-General of the Council will be selected through interviews with the candidates who applied this time.

Looking at this personnel matter, there are forecasts that personnel exchanges between Seoul and the Council may become more difficult.

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