Kim Seung-won Candidate Faces Controversy Over Tears and 'Menopause' Remark

It is deemed inappropriate that he shed tears during the verification process for alleged preferential treatment for a family cooperative, while not showing emotion for serious issues like the collapse of the judicial system or public safety concerns. Critics suggest this could be interpreted as an attempt to demonize opposition lawmakers.

Criticism arose that she was unqualified as a confirmation hearing chair and had a history of making derogatory remarks against People Power Party members. It was pointed out that the chair's role is to preside fairly, not to side with a player and cry along with them.

This was interpreted as a strong warning to cease emotional behavior and approach the hearing rationally. It was followed by analysis that it was a refreshing rebuke to the nominee's inappropriate tearful display.

Despite demands to clearly state his public duties and personal resolve, he evaded the questions by bringing up what others had said. This was criticized as a lack of responsibility as a Minister of Justice.

The resignation of former Minister Jung Sung-ho was seen as fear of judicial risk, and there were indications that lawyers within the Democratic Party were reluctant to take the ministerial position. This raises suspicions that candidate Kim was appointed for specific political objectives.

It was confirmed through acquaintances that constitutional amendment is Kim's usual area of interest, and he has a history of researching constitutional amendments since his time at the Woori Law Research Society. An analysis suggested he might actively pursue constitutional amendment if appointed Minister of Justice.

This was defined as a 'fool's strategy' used like an all-purpose cheat code. Criticism was raised that his past judicial rulings as a judge contradicted his current 'I don't know' attitude, and criticism continued regarding his use of lack of expertise as a shield for his answers.

Suspicions arose that Genencell's clinical trial approval process was unusually fast compared to the typical new drug clinical trial approval procedure. It was pointed out that while the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety usually requests 6-7 items for data supplementation, Genencell received 14 requests. Despite this, the approval came within two weeks after candidate Kim Seung-won called the responsible department, leading to suspicions that Kim's intervention accelerated the approval.

Worries emerged that, like the humidifier disinfectant incident, damage could spread if people used it solely trusting national approval. The necessity of disclosing the list was emphasized to check participants' health status and prevent potential harm.

At that time, candidate Kim Seung-won, who was friends with lawmaker Shin Hyun-young, allegedly said, 'I'll help you,' implying his intervention.

Subsequently, connections to hospitals under Catholic University Medical School were identified, and evidence emerged that candidate Kim actively tried to intervene in the clinical trials. This amplified questions about the transparency and fairness of Genencell's clinical approval process. The possibility that the relationship between a specific candidate's acquaintance and an incumbent lawmaker influenced clinical trial approval was raised.

This led to information asymmetry when competition rates were disclosed at exactly 6:00 PM. Even though the server was restored 30 minutes later, extending the application period through hasty administration caused controversy over preferential treatment.

The government's relief measures after the college admissions early application server outage were criticized for creating unfairness. It was difficult to clearly determine if preferential treatment was given to students who applied during the extended period, leading to equity issues among applicants. It was pointed out that it is difficult to provide practical compensation and solutions for students who had already applied after seeing the disclosed competition rates.

It was pointed out that after a briefing from Chairman Lee Jae-myung last December, there have been attempts to dismiss the head of the history foundation and a focus on producing biased textbooks. This led to claims that the minister was neglecting core duties such as crisis management, college admissions oversight, and post-crisis response.

The Minister of Education has a history of causing controversy with inappropriate remarks during the 2012 irregular worker strike when he was Superintendent of Education. Furthermore, he demonstrated a lack of communication by abruptly canceling a press conference on high school credit system measures two hours before it was scheduled. This led to criticism of a lack of public-mindedness as Minister of Education.