At a hearing on candidates from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport held at the National Assembly on the 23rd, phrases hung by members of the People’s Power are reflected on the splash screen installed around the candidate. Reporter Oh Dae-geun
President Moon Jae-in is expected to enforce the appointment of the candidate Byeon Chang-heum of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, who accumulated large and small’faults’ during the personnel verification process. Wait for a while for the criticism to soften, but it’s likely not to pass the year. On the 24th, the Justice Party and the Federation for Economic Justice Practices (Gyeongsil-ryon) officially announced that there will be no retreat. It cannot be ruled out the possibility that the Blue House’s choice to face the public sentiment head-on.
“Appointment enforced without passing over”
In addition, the Democratic Party withheld the adoption of the progress report on personnel hearings for candidate Byeon on the 24th. It can be adopted even if the power of the people opposes it, but it has chosen to hide. This is because public opinion worsened after the National Assembly personnel hearing on the 23rd. The party hoped that the personnel hearing would be an opportunity to clear the controversy, but the result was the opposite. In the process of clarifying the last words of the past, Candidate Byeon brought up another last minute controversy, such as, “Women are careful to eat breakfast together because of makeup or such things.”
The Justice Party, who said, “Let’s watch until the hearing,” also posted candidate Byeon on the’Death Note’ (list of ineligible high-ranking officials). The Justice Party ruled, “It is difficult to say that the remarks of candidate Byeon, which caused public resentment, are simply a mistake.” Gyeongsilryeon also called for President Moon’s nomination to be withdrawn, saying, “It does not fit the Moon Jae-in administration’s philosophy of state administration that people come first.”
The first time limit for the adoption of the hearing report for candidate Byeon under the National Assembly Personnel Hearing Act is the 28th of this month. If the adoption is canceled by this day, President Moon may again demand the adoption of the National Assembly within 10 days. However, it is unlikely that the party will lead the confusion over the appointment of Byeon until the new year. It is highly likely that the Democratic Party will independently adopt the hearing report on the 28th, and President Moon will appoint it immediately.
“If candidate Byeon is abandoned, the president will be pushed.”
The Party Office puts forward the logic that there is no’definitive reason for disqualification’ of candidate Byun. The Party’s judgment is that the last words of’Guui Station Kim Gun’ are’mistakes from style’ of candidate Byeon. Also, in order to stabilize the real estate market, a candidate Byun who understands the government’s housing policy well and has a strong stance in the’supply’ field is essential.
There is a concern that’If you are pushed here, the Lame Duck may accelerate for President Moon’. In March of last year, former Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Choi Jeong-ho, who was nominated to succeed Minister Kim Hyun-mi, voluntarily resigned after being caught in suspicion of real estate speculation, so it cannot be pushed again. As President Moon’s approval rating has been declining recently, the shock wave of candidate Byun Nakma will be different from that of a year ago.
Even if candidate Byeon finally gets to the post of minister, it will be burdensome to leave the regime as a symbol of’unreasonable personnel’. A key official of the people’s strength said, “It is not bad for us that candidate Byeon becomes a’time bomb’ to the regime throughout his tenure.”
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