{
  "id": 6718451,
  "title": "DPK says will take controversy over gender minister nominee 'seriously'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/dpk-says-will-take-controversy-over-gender-minister-nominee-seriously-6718451",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T06:37:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260911/dpk-says-will-take-controversy-over-gender-minister-nominee-seriously"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) has stated it will treat the controversy surrounding the nomination of Rep. Yong Hye-in for the position of gender equality minister with serious consideration following a meeting of the party's supreme council. Senior spokesperson Park Sung-joon announced that the party leadership is diligently collecting opinions and evaluations, both internally and externally, regarding her appointment. Park emphasized that the party will approach the matter seriously from the perspective of the public during an interview with reporters. This came a day after Yong declared her intention to retain her proportional representation seat in the National Assembly, even if appointed to the Cabinet. Under the existing legislation, lawmakers are allowed to serve simultaneously as members of the Cabinet, although proportional representatives typically relinquish their parliamentary positions, passing the role to the next candidate on the proportional representation list. Yong, the sole representative from the minor Basic Income Party, had previously pointed out that her party would cease to exist if she were to leave her parliamentary seat.",
  "summary": "The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) said Friday it will take the controversy over the nomination of Rep. Yong Hye-in as gender equality minister \"seriously\" amid growing criticism over her nomination. DPK senior spokesperson Park Sung-joon made the remarks after a meeting of the party's supreme council, saying the party leadership is \"urgently gathering assessments and views from both…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "DP says will take controversy over gender minister nominee 'seriously'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/dp-says-will-take-controversy-over-gender-minister-nominee-seriously",
        "published": "2026-09-11T05:23:49.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "DPK says will take controversy over gender minister nominee 'seriously'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/dpk-says-will-take-controversy-over-gender-minister-nominee-seriously",
        "published": "2026-09-11T06:07:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}