President Lee Jae-myung attempts to recover his approval rating through policy achievements but faces difficulties due to controversy over candidate Yong Hye-in's cabinet appointment.
President Lee Jae-myung announced that this year's cumulative exports have surpassed last year's annual total, sharing information from a Korea Customs Service report. This achievement was reached in just 248 days, largely driven by strong performance in key export items.
Major export categories such as semiconductors, automobiles, ships, and machinery showed strong performance, leading overall export growth.
The President emphasizes that faithfully fulfilling his duties and improving the lives of the people is the shortest path to recovering his approval rating.
The prevailing view within the presidential office is that focusing on improving public welfare is ultimately the way to recover approval ratings. The President reportedly refrains from mentioning approval ratings during staff meetings and has instructed them to concentrate on policy implementation.
Within the Democratic Party, some suggest there is no need to be overly concerned about approval ratings, as three years remain until the presidential election. Some voices criticize 'old politics' of power-sharing, mentioning the possibility that anti-Lee and non-Lee factions within the Democratic Party are systematically intervening in public opinion polls.
Professor Baek Nak-chung emphasized solidarity with transformative moderates, advocating for the necessity of principled integration beyond simple expansion of the support base. This is interpreted as a call for the Democratic Party to overcome internal conflicts and external criticism and achieve true integration.
This decision is criticized for going against the existing practice of proportional representation members resigning when appointed as ministers.
The Basic Income Party expressed concern about the party becoming an extra-parliamentary party as a reason for Yong's decision to retain her seat. Additionally, this is analyzed as being consistent with the government and ruling party's aim to form a coalition government, showing her resolve to confront the controversy directly.
Despite the controversy, nominee Yong Hye-in shows no signs of resigning and intends to confront the situation directly through the confirmation hearing. Media reports continue to be negative regarding Yong's decision to retain her parliamentary seat and her personal style.
Yong reportedly plans to actively explain her position during the confirmation hearing and thereby change the narrative.
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