President Moon Jae-in gives a congratulatory remark at the appointment ceremony of a new police officer and police officer held at Asan Police University in Chungnam on the 12th. Asan = Senior Reporter Wang Tae-seok
On the 12th, President Moon Jae-in accepted the appreciation of Minister Byeon Chang-heum of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in relation to the allegations of speculation in the 3rd new city by an employee of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH). However, he ordered a postponement of the time limit, saying that the basic work of the 2·4 real estate measures should be completed. The Blue House initially had a negative position on Minister Byeon’s resignation to promote the 2·4 countermeasures and stably operate the state administration, but could not resist the’hard demands’ of the Democratic Party ahead of the 4·7 by-election.
Chung Man-ho, chief of public communication at the Blue House, said at a briefing that afternoon, “Minister Byeon expressed his gratitude to President Moon today.” Minister Byun’s appreciation was accepted, and Secretary Byeon delivered his appreciation to the President through Kim Sang-jo, the head of the Blue House Policy Office, about two months after taking office on December 29 last year.
President Moon said, “It is very important to carry out the second and fourth measures without a hitch. “We need to finish the basic work of legislation related to measures to supply public-led housing, led by Minister Byeon.” As soon as the Korea Land and Housing Corporation Act and the Real Estate Transaction Act are finalized, the provisional National Assembly in March is scheduled to be held on the 31st, indicating that Minister Byeon’s position will be cleared before and after the by-election.
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Byun Chang-heum expressed his gratitude to President Moon Jae-in on the 12th. The photo shows Minister Byun attending the 16th Real Estate Market Inspection Ministers’ Meeting held at the Seoul Government Complex in Jongno-gu, Seoul. News 1
Minister Byun was close to the position that he would remain in place until the morning of the day. He attended the general meeting of the National Assembly’s Land Transport Committee and said, “Whenever my role is not evaluated as sufficient, I will not dwell on the seat and follow the decision,” he said. “I will take responsibility and pursue measures so that LH can be fundamentally reborn.” Rather than immediate resignation, the focus was on fixing the situation and preparing measures to prevent recurrence.
The Blue House has also weighed in on the stay of Minister Byeon. This is because there is a concern that the real estate stabilization measures, which are the most important issues of the president, will be shaken. Even if a problem arises, President Moon’s greeting style is to give a person a chance to take care of it rather than hold it accountable. The Blue House official drew a line saying, “There is nothing different,” as to whether or not Byeon will be replaced until the morning.
However, in the passport, 11 out of 20 suspected speculation cases as a result of the first investigation by the government joint investigation team were dominated by the trend of inevitable hardship as Minister Byun was serving as the president of LH (April 2019 to December last year). Moreover, the criticism of the’self-investigation’ of the first investigation resulted in public sentiment. Immediately after the suspicion arose, Minister Byeon dumbly said, “(LH staff) knows the development information and did not seem to have bought the land in advance.”
The simultaneous hard demand for passports was also a burden on the Blue House. Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said that the day before, “I will consider what kind of action is needed”, and former CEO Nak-yeon Lee, the chairman of the 4/7 by-election permanent countermeasures, also reportedly suggested the resignation of Byeon to the Blue House.
Democratic Party Mayor Park Young-sun also strongly demanded that Minister Byeon resign. This is to prevent a situation in which the government’s judgment theory is erupting ahead of the by-election. A high-ranking official from Park’s camp said in the main report, “If you lose the by-election, there is no other choice in that President Moon’s lame duck will be accelerated, as well as adversely affect the next presidential election.”
The Blue House only mentioned’declaration of death’, but the analysis of’in fact hard’ is dominant. President Moon, who is in charge of appointment due to public opinion, is also expected to suffer a considerable blow. In addition, there are observations that the balance of power may be tilted toward the Democratic Party prior to the 4·7 by-election and next year’s presidential election. One of the top Democratic Party members predicted, “Since the April 7 by-election and presidential elections are led by the party, the party’s influence in the administration of state affairs will become stronger in the future.”
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