Blue House, Mood to Appoint All Five Minister Candidates ,,,,,,,,,, "No Serious Problems"

A Blue House official said on the 17th regarding the appointment of Minister of Justice nominee Kim Seung-won, "There do not appear to be any particularly serious issues or special issues raised during the hearing," and also stated that for other ministerial candidates such as Lee Hyung-il, Kang Shin-chul, Hong Ji-sun, and Lee So-young, "it is objective that no particularly serious issues have arisen." However, although the exact timing of the appointment was not clearly disclosed, they said, "The confirmation hearing report in the National Assembly must be handed over," and once the hearing report is adopted, "the President will judge that the final appointment will be made." On the 16th, the National Assembly concluded that among the second-term cabinet reshuffle candidates nominated by President Lee, Yong Hye-in, who voluntarily resigned   , the confirmation hearings for all five candidates except for the Minister of Gender Equality and Family have been completed, and that the process of adopting the hearing reports is only needed to be completed. Even after the hearings ended, especially regarding the allegations of new drug solicitation surrounding nominee Kim,   The gap between the ruling and opposition parties has not narrowed, but the Democratic Party claims that the allegations raised by candidate Kim have been sufficiently clarified at the hearing. On the other hand, the People Power Party is demanding the withdrawal of the nomination, saying that if the appointment is pushed through, it will "become a turning point for the collapse of the administration." While this is understandable from the People Power Party's perspective, if consultations between the parties are not reach,,,,ed, there is a possibility that the Democratic Party may independently adopt the report. Seo Young-kyo, a Democratic Party lawmaker and chair of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, said regarding the timing of the report's adoption, "We hope there will be no vacancies for Minister of Justice, so we will do it as soon as possible."