Gender minister nominee says aware of concerns over keeping Assembly seat
Gender Minister nominee Yong Hye-in said Wednesday she is aware of concerns over retaining her National Assembly seat to take her newly nominated position, sidestepping questions about calls for her to resign from parliament. Yong has faced growing calls to give up her parliamentary seat after she earlier said she would keep her seat even after being appointed to the Cabinet position, breaking…
Yong Hye-in, the nominee for Gender Minister, addressed concerns on Wednesday about preserving her National Assembly seat while assuming her newly appointed Cabinet role. She did not address calls for her to resign from parliament. Yong has been under increasing pressure to relinquish her parliamentary position following her initial decision to retain it despite being appointed to a Cabinet post, which is against the usual practice for proportional representatives.
When reporters inquired about the demands for her to resign from her lawmaker role, Yong assured that she would thoroughly prepare for the confirmation hearing and share her perspectives afterward. She expressed her sensitivity to the numerous worries and apprehensions surrounding her decision. It is noteworthy to mention that proportional representatives, including Yong, traditionally relinquish their parliamentary seats upon taking such Cabinet positions.
Yong, being the only lawmaker affiliated with the Basic Income Party, had previously indicated that her party would cease to be a parliamentary party if she were to resign as a lawmaker.
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