Presidential Office Considers Veto on 'Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Act'

Conditional Acceptance Also Negative

The Presidential Office is reportedly considering President Yoon Suk-yeol exercising his right to request reconsideration (veto) regarding the 'Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Act.' It is also said that there is a negative sentiment toward the conditional acceptance proposal raised by some within the ruling party.

According to Yonhap News on the 25th, a Presidential Office official stated about the Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Act, "We do not see any possibility of conditional acceptance."

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There had been speculation within political circles that Han Dong-hoon, the nominated Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, might propose a conditional acceptance plan of "removing toxic clauses and conducting the special prosecutor investigation after the general election," attempting negotiations with the opposition party. However, this view was met with negativity.

Inside the Presidential Office, the Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Act is seen as a political attack by the opposition party aiming to gain an advantage in the general election. It is reported that the majority opinion is that even if the special prosecutor act passes the National Assembly, President Yoon should exercise his veto power.

Previously, on the day before, Lee Kwan-seop, the Presidential Office Policy Chief, appeared on KBS and stated regarding the Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Act and the so-called 'double special prosecutor acts' including the 'Daejang-dong 5 Billion Club Special Prosecutor Act,' "I firmly believe these bills were created with the intention of causing damage ahead of the general election."

Meanwhile, if the Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Act passes the National Assembly led by the opposition party on the 28th, it is expected that President Yoon will deliberate on whether to exercise his veto by the mid-January deadline.

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