Han Byung-do "Personnel hearing to be completed before Chuseok...will respond firmly to personal attacks"

Lee Byung-do, a representative of the Democratic Party, stated on the 31st that the progressive reform coalition, which includes the Progressive Party, the Basic Income Party, and others, will continue to discuss election and party systems, including new measures. On the previous day, President Yoon Suk-yeol appointed Lee Jae-myung's assistant for the AI Future Planning Office and Song Eun-jin's candidate for the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.

During a plenary session in the National Assembly, Lee emphasized that young, capable, and diverse candidates from the new cabinet will be closely watched by the public, and they will be actively supported to express their individual political beliefs and government policy positions. While acknowledging that the final outcome of the relationship with the Innovation Party remains uncertain, Lee urged the party leadership to refrain from making individual political statements and to leave the decision to the appointed bodies.

He also requested the Innovation Party to designate a dialogue venue for discussing the appointment of the Basic Income Party's representative Yi Oh-kyung. Earlier, Lee established a unified action committee within the party and appointed Yi Oh-kyung as the head of the Innovation Party alliance committee. Meanwhile, a deputy from the Democratic Party announced that they will swiftly conclude the process of reviewing the cabinet's personnel decisions before the end of the national holiday to ensure uninterrupted government operations.

Lee reiterated their commitment to thoroughly vet the qualifications of public office candidates and to respond firmly to any attempts at character assassination or smear campaigns by opposition parties.