In the end, the Blue House’One Two Punch’ resigned. This is a conclusion to break through the controversy such as the soaring real estate prices, the delayed introduction of the corona vaccine, and the’Chumi-ae and Yoon Seok-yeol conflict’.
President Roh Young-min (right) and policy director Kim Sang-jo expressed their appreciation on the 30th. It is interpreted as a conclusion to break through the overlapping disorder. yunhap news
At a briefing on the 30th, Chung Man-ho, chief of public communication at the Blue House, expressed his gratitude in the sense that he hoped that “Secretary Officer Roh Young-min, Policy Officer Kim Sang-jo, and Chief Executive Officer Kim Jong-ho would alleviate the burden of managing the state administration on President Moon Jae-in and use it as an opportunity to renew the state administration.” Revealed. He added, “In times of national difficulty, the President has expressed his intention to withdraw so that he can conceive of state administration on a blank paper.”
President Moon did not immediately accept his resignation, saying, “I will consider”. A high-ranking Blue House official said, “We are expected to consider the issue of succession, including the resignation, during the (New Year) holiday,” but the political world is a prerequisite for resigning as’a fixed procedure with no other options’.
Although President Moon may appear to be struggling, it means that the possibility of actually rejecting his resignation is close to zero. Rather, there is an opinion inside the passport that “the decision to move is too late.” In particular, an official at the Blue House said, “It is a problem that the person involved in the controversy survived when a group resignation was made with five seniors in August after causing the controversy over multiple houses in August.” It is a complaint that it was difficult to promptly respond to the pending issues for the next four months.
![President Moon Jae-in and Secretary Roh Young-min (left) are coming in to attend the ceremony for the presentation of the appointment of the new head of the State Affairs Coordination Office and the Chairman of the National Rights Commission held at the Chungmu Office of the Blue House on the 3rd. [청와대사진기자단]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202012/30/4a9b1e7b-a1aa-460d-b383-22595dfd6245.jpg?w=560&ssl=1)
President Moon Jae-in and Secretary Roh Young-min (left) are coming in to attend the ceremony for the presentation of the appointment of the new head of the State Affairs Coordination Office and the Chairman of the National Rights Commission held at the Chungmu Office of the Blue House on the 3rd. [청와대사진기자단]
In particular, Mr. Roh received criticism from the opposition for his close relationship with Celltrion Chairman Seo Jeong-jin, who is the same age as the current trend (Chungbuk), in relation to corona vaccines and treatments.
The issues that led to Kim Sang-jo’s resignation were real estate and vaccines.
President Moon Jae-in is presiding over a meeting of chief and advisors at the Blue House. On the left is Kim Sang-jo, policy director. yunhap news
A high-ranking government official who wanted to remain anonymous said in a call with JoongAng Ilbo, “There are people who consistently input Kim Jong-un with the false prospect that’a house price will be caught soon’ whenever a real estate plan is announced.” In addition, regarding the vaccine task force, which Chief Kim led the composition of, it was pointed out that “the Blue House was not working properly as only the working-level officials of other ministries remained as the Blue House withdrew from the initial stage.”
Kim Jong-ho, who was appointed last August and has only four months in office, also expressed his gratitude.
A high-ranking official at the Blue House said, “I was responsible for various matters arising out of the processes conducted by the Ministry of Justice in various procedures (related to the disciplinary action of the Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol) and issues related to disciplinary action.” There was also an interpretation of this as “in fact, taking responsibility for the failure of’Suk-yeol Yoon’, and withdrawing.”
On the 16th, President Moon reapproved the disciplinary bill of President Yoon of the Ministry of Justice. I hope this will be an opportunity for the prosecution to stand right.”
![Kim Jong-ho and Min Jeong-suk are attending a meeting of chief and assistants held at the Blue House. [청와대사진기자단]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202012/30/a8d88f91-8eda-4fc9-a82a-9d6bd216560a.jpg?w=560&ssl=1)
Kim Jong-ho and Min Jeong-suk are attending a meeting of chief and assistants held at the Blue House. [청와대사진기자단]
However, on the 24th, the administrative court invalidated the disciplinary bill that President Moon had approved, and in the end, President Moon had to apologize directly to the public. It was difficult for the chief executive officer, who legally assisted President Moon, to stay in the Blue House.
The successor appointment is expected as early as next month. As the next secretary’s office, former Russian ambassador Woo Yun-geun, Yang Jeong-cheol, former president of the Institute for Democracy, and Lee Ho-cheol, former chief of the Blue House, are constantly being discussed. Former Defense Acquisition Program Administration Director Wang Jeong-hong is also subject to review. Kim’s successors include Young-min Yoo, former Minister of Science and Technology Information and Communication, and Ho-seung Lee, chief economic officer.
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