Kim Dong-yeon on Han Deok-su's Constitutional Court Justice Appointment: "Ignoring What Really Needs to Be Done..."

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon criticized Acting President Han Deok-soo on the 8th, saying, "Withdraw the nomination of the Constitutional Court justice," and added, "This is not an acting president, but an abuse of power."

On the same day, Governor Kim posted on his social media, "There are things that Acting President Han Deok-soo should do and things he should not do," and said, "Nominating a Constitutional Court justice, which is the president's prerogative, today is something that should not be done."

He continued, "This is not an 'acting president' but an 'abuse of power,'" expressing regret that "he is not doing what he should be doing."

In particular, he said, "Responding to the tariff bomb triggered by Trump is what he should be doing," and added, "Currently, companies are being hit directly by tariffs amid the government's lack of measures, left to fend for themselves in a jungle of survival, and are crying out that they have no choice but to go bankrupt if this continues."

A post by Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, on his social media.

He then said, "In the next two months, what the acting president must do is minimize the damage caused by the tariff bomb started by Trump," adding, "Even putting in 120% effort would not be enough."

Furthermore, he emphasized, "I hope that even now, the nomination of the Constitutional Court justice will be withdrawn and that he will fulfill his role and responsibility in enhancing economic resilience," stressing, "The economy's time will not wait for the next government."

Earlier, Acting President Han Deok-soo appointed Ma Eun-hyeok, who was recommended by the National Assembly in December last year but whose appointment had been delayed until now, as a Constitutional Court justice, and simultaneously nominated Lee Wan-gyu, head of the Legislation Office, and Ham Sang-hoon, chief judge of the Seoul High Court, as successors to Constitutional Court justices Moon Hyung-bae and Lee Mi-seon, whose terms expire in ten days.

In response, Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said, "It seems that Acting President Han (Deok-soo) is mistaken in thinking that he has become the president."

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