People Power Party Vehemently Criticizes Lee Jae-myung's Cabinet Reshuffle

They also expressed disappointment with other ministerial nominees.

Differences between the ruling and opposition parties regarding the power to nominate Supreme Court justices and the interpretation of constitutional principles have emerged, and the People Power Party claimed that the Democratic Party's change in attitude is difficult to understand. The People Power Party criticized the Democratic Party's claims as not being in line with the spirit of the Constitution.

The People Power Party expressed deep condolences on the news of Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae's father's passing and prayed for the deceased's repose. Amidst this situation, they emphasized the extreme importance of the judiciary's independence and the separation of powers, urging the judiciary to fulfill its role without wavering. They offered personal condolences to Chief Justice Cho while also calling for the stable operation of the judiciary.

Supreme Council Member Shin Dong-wook criticized this cabinet reshuffle by defining it in three ways. First, a 'cabinet reshuffle that disregards the people'; second, a 'cabinet reshuffle based on cronyism'; and third, a 'cabinet reshuffle that plans crimes.' He particularly pointed out the farce shown during the dismissal of Deputy Prime Minister Choo Kyung-ho, claiming that this reshuffle deceived the public and was carried out with specific intentions.

He explained that it is common sense for proportional representation members of the National Assembly to resign their parliamentary seats when joining the cabinet, allowing the next in line to succeed them. However, he criticized Representative Yong's attitude of trying to retain her proportional representation seat as an abnormal behavior based on a sense of privilege.

He criticized Yong, a proportional representative from the Basic Income Party, for attempting to retain her parliamentary seat, claiming it was inappropriate conduct. He also questioned her suitability by raising issues with her past remarks related to her role as Minister of Gender Equality and Family, such as on the anti-discrimination law.

Representative Kim Seung-won expressed skepticism about Representative Kim Min-seok's move to expand to the center. He pointed out that as soon as Representative Kim was elected, he made claims such as the impeachment of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or the dismissal of the President's indictment, criticizing them as unconstitutional and anti-democratic claims that reasonable citizens could neither understand nor agree with. He argued that this was not genuine outreach but merely an internal emotional struggle, analyzing the public dispute with former Representative Jeong Cheong-rae to question Representative Kim's sincerity.

He claimed there were rumors that former Minister Jeong Seong-ho was dismissed after refusing pressure to dismiss Representative Lee Jae-myung's indictment, and criticized the appointment of new Minister nominee Kim Seung-won as an 'intention to turn the Ministry of Justice into a department dedicated to clearing the name of defendant Lee Jae-myung.' He expressed concerns that this could undermine the independence of the Ministry of Justice and relegate it to an agency dedicated to defending a specific defendant.

He also mentioned that Kim Yong-bum, Chief of Policy, who allegedly caused significant losses in the asset market by artificially manipulating the National Pension's rebalancing of leverage ETFs before the local elections, was also retained. He argued that the current government's appointments have many problems from the perspective of the youth generation, and that these personnel decisions ignore the difficulties faced by young people. As a youth supreme council member, he strongly expressed dissatisfaction with the current government's economic and labor policies.