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Yong: "Resignation From Lawmaker Seat Is a Power struggle"... "No Flaws" on Family Party Allegations (Roundup)

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Park Kyung-jun, Choi Pyeong-cheon, and Choi Ju-seong = On the 10th, Yong Hye-in, nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, [addressed] the issue of holding the position of Minister concurrently as a proportional representative lawmaker for the Basic Income Party...

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Yong Hye-in, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, stated regarding the controversial dual role as a proportional representative lawmaker and minister, “The simultaneous holding of the positions of National Assembly member and Cabinet member is permitted by law.” On the 10th, Nominee Yong held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Center and spent 34 minutes refuting the allegations surrounding her point by …

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On the 10th, Yong Hye-in, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, reiterated her intention to hold both the position of proportional representation lawmaker and minister, stating, "It is a principle that a lawmaker holding a cabinet seat concurrently is permitted by law." This amounts to a declaration to defend her parliamentary seat, as both the opposition and ruling parties demanded her voluntary resignation, calling it "excess…

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Park Kyung-jun, Choi Pyeong-cheon, and Choi Ju-seong = On the 10th, Yong Hye-in, nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, [addressed] the issue of holding the position of Minister concurrently as a proportional representative lawmaker for the Basic Income Party...

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Yong Hye-in, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, held a press conference on the 10th and dismissed calls for her resignation. She refuted the various allegations raised against her, calling them "speculation and malicious incitement." What the public wants is not a plea of injustice, but a clear explanation regarding the allegations. The People Power Party urged President Lee Jae-myung to "withdraw the nomination of Candidate…

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On the 10th, the candidate for Minister of Gender Equality and Family Yong Hye-in repulsed the controversy surrounding her, such as proportional representation and her position as minister, saying, “There were only speculations and bad agitation while ignoring the reality of a small political party.” The ruling party also called for resignation, but they declared a frontal breakthrough. In the midst of widespread negative public opinion, Cheong …

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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