Yun Seok-yeol, the 20th president-elect, speaks at the dismantling ceremony of the People’s Power Headquarters held at the National Assembly Library on the 10th. By Oh Dae-geun
On the 10th, the first day of the election, President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol appointed Representative Jang Je-won of People’s Strength as the chief of the secretary-elect. Starting with the appointment of the chief of staff and spokesperson, it is expected to speed up the process of taking over the government. Ahn Cheol-soo, chairman of the People’s Party, is being considered as the chairman of the Presidential Transition Committee.
According to the Power of the People on the 10th, President-elect Yoon will officially appoint Rep. Kim as the spokesperson for the elected representative on the 11th. Rep. Kim, who was a former MBC anchor and served as a spokesperson for the Blue House during the Lee Myung-bak administration, contributed to the election of Yoon-elect by serving as the head of public affairs for the previous campaign during this election campaign.
Earlier, President-elect Yoon appointed Rep. Jang Je-won as the chief of staff on the same day. In an interview with President-elect Yoo Young-min and Lee Cheol-hee, chief of staff for political affairs at the Blue House this morning, Yoon indirectly confirmed the appointment of the elected chief of staff by Rep. The spokesperson is in charge of launching and supporting the transition committee and communicating with the media.
President-elect Yoon is also expected to speed up the formation of the transition committee. He said, “I haven’t had time to think regarding the takeover committee yet,” he said at a press conference held at the National Assembly that day. Inside the party, there are rumors that the appointment of key positions, such as the transition chairperson, will be completed as early as this weekend. Ahn Cheol-soo, chairman of the People’s Party, is likely to be the chairman of the transition committee. This is because CEO Ahn and President-elect Yoon agreed on the formation of a joint government and joint operation of the transition committee during the unification negotiation process. In an interview with CBS Radio on the same day, Rep. Kwon Seong-dong, a key close aide to Yoon-elect, said, “I think it’s okay to take charge as long as you have your own will.” In addition to Ahn, former permanent election committee chairman Kim Byung-jun and former new era preparatory chairman Kim Han-gil are also considered candidates for the transition chairperson. Rep. Kwon Young-se, who served as the head of the predecessor headquarters, and Won Hee-ryong, the former governor of Jeju, who served as the head of the policy department, are also likely to play an important role in the transition committee. Rep. Kwon expressed his resignation as party secretary-general on the same day.
President-elect Yoon also hinted at some of the plans for the policy part to be organized within the transition committee. At a press conference on the same day, he said, “I will review the emergency relief for small businesses from the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). . It is also strongly considered to have a ‘special committee for relocating the Gwanghwamun Office’ within the transition committee to move the presidential office to Gwanghwamun.
Son Young-ha reporter frozen@hankookilbo.com
