CCEJ Criticizes Yong Hye-in’s Cabinet Appointment… “Is She Holding a Key Executive Position While Bearing the Original Sin of Satellite Parties?”
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jung Ji-soo = A statement from a civic group has been released criticizing the "controversy over concurrent positions" of Yong Hye-in, a Basic Income Party lawmaker nominated as the Minister of Gender Equality and Family.
Yong Hye-in, a lawmaker from the Basic Income Party recently nominated as the Minister of Gender Equality and Family, announced that she would hold both the ministerial and proportional representation (PR) legislator positions concurrently. This signifies her intention to break the convention that PR lawmakers, unlike constituency representatives, have traditionally resigned upon becoming ministers. Although Korea's political system is a preside…
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The 'Yong Hye-in controversy' is rocking the political landscape. Criticism is pouring out like a flood against Rep. Yong Hye-in of the Basic Income Party, who has been nominated as the candidate for Minister of Gender Equality and Family.
Former Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo directly attacked Yong Hye-in, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family (a Basic Income Party lawmaker), who is embroiled in various controversies including her stance on holding both the National Assembly member and ministerial positions. Hong asked, "Are there really no other qualified people?" and called her an "incompetent lawmaker." The nuance carries the connotation of indirectly criticizing …
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