Blue House: "Yong Hyein Voluntarily Decided to Ease Public Burden... Will Thoroughly Vet Appointments"

Yong Resigns Voluntarily 14 Days After Nomination

Blue House: "Follow-up Procedures Will Proceed According to Established Regulations"

The Blue House stated on the 13th that it believes Minister of Gender Equality and Family nominee Yong Hyein made a voluntary decision to resign in order to reduce the burden on state affairs and the livelihoods of the people.

Kang Yoo-jung, Chief Presidential Spokesperson, said in a press release that morning, "We respect nominee Yong's decision," adding the comment above.

Chief Spokesperson Kang emphasized, "All necessary follow-up procedures will proceed according to established regulations," and "The Blue House will make every effort to verify and select appointments that meet public expectations."

At 11:30 a.m. that day, nominee Yong held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Center, announcing, "As of today, I will step down from the ministerial nomination." Nominee Yong's voluntary resignation comes 14 days after her nomination.

Nominee Yong said the resignation was linked to a request from the ruling party. She stated, "I was informed by the Democratic Party of Korea that given the lack of broad public consensus on holding both the proportional representative lawmaker position and the ministerial post concurrently, I should make a decision," she said.

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