Chief of Staff Won Hee-ryong, ‘powerful’… Citizens “He will rise higher”

Democratic Party, former Minister Won, and others were fiercely criticized.

Former Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong, who ran for Gyeyang-eul in Incheon in the 22nd general election but was defeated by Lee Jae-myeong, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is becoming a hot topic with comments he made while visiting the defeated candidates immediately after the election.

It is known that President Yoon Seok-yeol is paying careful attention to the selection of the President’s Chief of Staff.

According to YouTube operated by former Minister Won on the 14th, former Minister Won and Lee Cheon-soo, a former national soccer player who helped with his election campaign as the chairman of his sponsors, walked around a park in Gyeyang-gu, Incheon and near a traditional market, expressing gratitude to citizens.

A citizen reached out to former Minister Won to shake his hand and said, “After watching the news today, I heard you will soon be in charge of a major role,” to which he responded, “That’s even more difficult.”

Citizens asked former Minister Won for his autograph and shook his hand, saying things like “He will rise higher” and “I’m so upset.” Former Minister Won and Mr. Lee also responded with smiles and greetings such as “Thank you for your help.”

Incheon’s Gyeyang-eul constituency attracted attention, with former Minister Won and Representative Lee, who are classified as presidential candidates, running for office from both parties, with names such as ‘Myeongryong Daejeon’ being given.

◆President’s Office “Minimum time is required for verification”

According to Newsis, a high-ranking official in the President’s Office suggested an announcement around the middle of this week, saying, “Minimum time is needed for verification.” Some predicted that the announcement of the selection would be made as early as the 14th, but as the opposition party fiercely criticized the candidates, it appears that they will switch to a cautious mode in consideration of this.

It is reported that President Yoon is conducting personnel verification of the candidates for chief of staff mentioned after his defeat in the April 10 general election and is also monitoring public opinion trends.

The content and extent of personnel reorganization are also being considered. There are predictions that the staff, including the chief of staff, senior secretary for political affairs, and senior secretary for public relations, will be replaced at an early stage, demonstrating a will to reform.

Many presidential office officials predicted that the successor chief of staff, senior secretary for political affairs, etc. would be announced as early as the middle of next week or at the latest by the end of the week.

◆No: “Do you feel anything after seeing the results of the general election?”

The opposition party’s reaction to the appointees is also an important consideration. Although President Yoon has pushed forward with personnel issues with ‘resolute determination’, he cannot now ignore the opinions of the opposition party in order to gain cooperation from the opposition party, which has secured 192 seats.

The Democratic Party of Korea criticized the personnel mentioned as candidates for the position of chief of staff, saying, “Do you have no feelings at all after seeing the results of the general election?”

On the 13th, Democratic Party spokesperson Kwon Chil-seung criticized the candidates for prime minister and chief of staff, saying, “It is questionable whether they are taking seriously the public sentiment revealed in the general election.”

He said, “If this type of personnel appointment is carried out, it is a ‘backward greeting’, a ‘close greeting’, and a ‘thank you greeting’ to those who are responsible.” pointed out.

Reporter Kim Hyun-joo [email protected]

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