Main opposition party slams Moon for appointing disastrous Cabinet members
Posted : 2021-05-14 17:01
Updated : 2021-05-14 17:01
New Science Minister Lim Hye-sook smiles during her inauguration ceremony at the government complex in Sejong, May 14. Yonhap
The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Friday slammed President Moon Jae-in for appointing the new prime minister and two other Cabinet members despite opposition objections. The Moon Jae-in administration does not budge a bit no matter how hard it is hit by (souring) public opinion. Its DNA of arrogance and self-righteousness has never been cured, PPP floor leader Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon said during an emergency plenary meeting of the party.
Moon says public consensus needed for granting pardons to two jailed ex-presidents April 21, 2021
President Moon Jae-in reaffirmed his prudent approach Wednesday toward the issue of whether to grant special pardons to two imprisoned former presidents, Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye.
He emphasized the need to consider public consensus on the politically sensitive matter and its possible impact on national unity during his luncheon meeting with Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon at Cheong Wa Dae.
Moon was responding to a proposal from the Busan mayor that Moon take the measure for the sake of promoting national unity, although he did not use the word “pardon” directly, according to a senior Cheong Wa Dae official.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in picks new PM
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday nominated former Interior Minister Kim Boo-kyum as the new Prime Minister during a cabinet reshuffle, the presidential Blue House said.
| 17 April 2021 6:05 AM GMT
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday nominated former Interior Minister Kim Boo-kyum as the new Prime Minister during a cabinet reshuffle, the presidential Blue House said. Kim will become the third Prime Minister of the Moon government, which was inaugurated in May 2017, if the nomination is approved in the parliamentary confirmation hearings, reports Xinhua news agency. The President also replaced five other Ministers. Lim Hye-sook was named as the Minister of Science and ICT, and Moon Sung-wook was picked as the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy. An Kyung-duk was nominated as the Minister of Employment and Labour, while Noh Hyeong-ouk was selected as the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Park
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S.Korean Prez picks new PM in Cabinet reshuffle
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Prime Minister nominee Kim Boo Kyum speaks to reporters after arriving at a temporary office in Seoul.(PHOTO:YONHAPNEWS AGENCY/dpa/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Seoul, April 16 : South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday nominated former Interior Minister Kim Boo-kyum as the new Prime Minister during a cabinet reshuffle, the presidential Blue House said.
Kim will become the third Prime Minister of the Moon government, which was inaugurated in May 2017, if the nomination is approved in the parliamentary confirmation hearings, reports Xinhua news agency.
The President also replaced five other Ministers.