Office of the President: "No Requests from Party Leadership to Withdraw or Resign Yong Hyein's Nomination"

Office of the President Denies Reports
of "Unfit Opinion Conveyed About Yong Hyein"

The Blue House stated on the 8th, "We have not received any request from the party leadership to withdraw the nomination or to resign."

An official from the Blue House said, "The reports that the Democratic Party leadership conveyed an opinion of disqualification regarding Minister of Gender Equality and Family nominee Yong Hyein to the Blue House are completely untrue," adding this clarification.

Earlier, a media outlet reported that the ruling party leadership delivered an opinion of disqualification regarding nominee Yong to the Blue House. The report also claimed that Democratic Party leader Kim Minseok spoke with President Lee about nominee Yong at a farewell event for President Lee's trip to France on the 6th.

Regarding this, Representative Kim appeared on the morning live broadcast 'Minty07' of the YouTube channel 'Minjoodang TV' and refuted, "It was misreported that I had such a conversation with the President at Seoul Airport. I would like to clarify that it was a misreport."

Meanwhile, the Blue House maintains its position that there will be no withdrawal of nominee Yong before the confirmation hearing. A Blue House official accompanying President Lee on his trip to France told reporters on the 7th (local time), "The nominee was selected through a personnel system under the responsibility of the personnel committee chair," adding, "It is proper to go through the confirmation hearing process."

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