Acting Chief Choi Sang-mok Appoints Two Constitutional Court Justices... Opposition-Nominated Ma Eun-hyuk Pending

Among 2 recommended by the opposition, 1 appointed and 1 recommended by the ruling party appointed
"1 will be appointed as agreed by both parties"

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Choi Sang-mok, Acting President and Deputy Prime Minister as well as Minister of Strategy and Finance, appointed two of the three Constitutional Court Justice candidates, Jeong Gye-seon and Jo Han-chang.

Acting President Choi announced this during a Cabinet meeting held at the Government Seoul Office in the afternoon.

He stated, "As the Acting President who succeeded the presidential authority, I decided to appoint Constitutional Court Justices out of an urgent need to end political uncertainty and social conflicts as soon as possible, and to block potential crises in the economy and people’s livelihoods."

He continued, "However, respecting the precedent set by the former Acting President who emphasized appointing Constitutional Court Justices through bipartisan agreement, and considering the ongoing appointment discussions between the ruling and opposition parties, I have decided to immediately appoint Jeong Gye-seon and Jo Han-chang, who are confirmed to have approached bipartisan consensus, while the remaining candidate will be appointed once bipartisan agreement is confirmed."

Accordingly, one candidate recommended by the Democratic Party and one candidate recommended by the People Power Party were each appointed. The Democratic Party’s recommended candidate, Ma Eun-hyeok, had their appointment deferred.

Acting President Choi said, "I earnestly hope that with the appointment of the Constitutional Court Justices, political uncertainty will be cleared away, and that in the new year of 2025, the ruling party, opposition, and government will join forces to move forward together for accident recovery and stabilization of people’s livelihoods."

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