President Moon Jae-in unveils the new year’s state policy at a New Year’s press conference at 10 am on the 18th. It will be held in the form of a video press conference considering the corona situation.
On the 15th, three days before President Moon Jae-in’s New Year’s press conference, officials are busy preparing for a press conference at the Chunchu Hall of the Blue House. This New Year’s press conference will be held in a way through online and offline video connections at the Spring-Chu Hall site in consideration of social distancing due to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19). News 1
– Blue House spokesman Kang Min-seok said at a briefing on the 15th, “In consideration of distance from the corona, a total of 120 reporters, including 20 people at the Chunchu Hall site and 100 people who have online video connections, participate in the conference. I made it possible to ask questions.”
President Moon will directly reveal his position on the amnesty of former Presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye at this conference. However, in the passport, there is an observation that it is highly likely to be limited to the principle of “a national consent is required”. In a call with the JoongAng Ilbo on the day, a key member of the passport said, “The party has presented the conditions for the amnesty of’the apology of the former president and the national consent’.” Is a difficult situation.”
There is also a story that President Moon is pondering how to consider the Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon, who raised the amnesty first. Another passport official said, “If the pardon is not made, the president Lee who presented the pardon will be politically hit,” he said. “I know President Moon is struggling to find an expression that can save Lee’s face.”
Representative Lee faced a backlash from supporters after saying “I will suggest an amnesty” at the beginning of the new year.
On that day, in a poll by Gallup Korea (confidence level of 95%, sample error ±3.1% points, for details, refer to the website of the Central Election Survey Deliberation Committee, etc.), Lee’s preference fell to 10%. This is lower than Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung (23%) and Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol (13%). President Moon’s approval rating was also linked with Lee, recording a record low of 38%.
At the New Year’s conference, the real estate issue is expected to emerge as an issue of public welfare. In this year’s New Year’s speech, President Moon apologized for the first time, saying that he was “very sorry for the real estate policy,” and implied the possibility of a policy shift, saying, “We will focus on supply expansion.”
In addition, mention of the prosecution reform process, which was sparked by the’Chumiae and Yoon Seokyeol conflict’ is also expected.
In the field of diplomatic and security, the question will be focused on how to advance the peace process on the Korean Peninsula. It is also possible to come up with a plan for the Korea-Japan relations that have been severed in conjunction with Japan’s judgment of compulsory conscription compensation and compensation for victims of comfort women.
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Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chung Eun-kyung is taking notes on Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun’s remarks at the Corona 19 Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting held at the Seoul Government Complex in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 15th. News 1
– ◇”Vaccine, Commissioner Jeong Eun-gyeong full power” = President Moon received a report of the corona vaccination plan from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on this day, and instructed that the head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) take full control over the vaccine. “The most important thing in vaccination is to maintain high confidence,” he said. Commissioner Chung is at the level of the Vice Minister. A key member of the Blue House said, “Easyly speaking, regardless of’class’, we have left the role of the control tower to the most experts,” and said, “It means that the entire process from vaccination to quarantine and the end of coronavirus should be carried out in a harmonious manner.”
In the report, including the Minister of Public Administration and Safety Jeon Jeon Cheol, Minister of Health and Welfare Kwon Deok-cheol, Director of the Office of State Affairs and Coordination, Kim Kang-lip, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Park Ju-kyung, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, and Song Min-hun, deputy chief of the National Police Agency. In this situation, President Moon empowered Chung.
An official from the Blue House explained, “It is necessary to establish an organic cooperation system for each of the five stages, including approval, transportation, distribution, preparation for vaccination, and vaccination.”
Reporter Kang Tae-hwa [email protected]
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