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Since taking office, Governor Choo Mi-ae has continued to express her opinions on prosecution reform through social media while running the provincial administration, which led to criticism from the opposition party for the provincial administration's negligence.
Hey, "Throw away the provincial government and snoop on central politics"...秋 “I haven’t neglected the route even an inch.”
(Suwon = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Chan-heung and Kim Ji-won = On the 13th, during the Gyeonggi-do government audit of the National Assembly Public Administration and Security Committee, questions were poured in from the beginning from the beginning from opposition party members asking about Governor Choo Mi-ae's position regarding the selection of candidate Kim Ji-yong for the head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Office, but Governor Chu avoided answering, saying, "It is not appropriate."
At the beginning of the question, Rep. Park Sang-woong of the People Power Party pointed out, "It has been 100 days since the governor took office, but there is no word that reminds us of responsibility for the people's livelihood, and there are criticisms that three letters in candidate Kim Ji-woong's name, which are directly related to central politics, are frequently mentioned. There is public opinion that is questioning whether Gyeonggi-do has thrown away its livelihood and snooped around the central political board."
He then asked, "Governor Chu, look at yourself calmly. Among the contents of personal social networking services (SNS), there are 8 cases of sniping Kim Ji-yong and 14 cases related to central politics, including security investigation rights." He asked, "Has there been any change in your opinions or beliefs about candidate Kim's ineligibility?"
In response, Governor Chu dismissed the request, saying, "This is an audit of government affairs. I will discuss my personal political beliefs at another opportunity."
Rep. Park repeatedly asked, "When sniping at Candidate Kim, he used highly critical words such as secret agent, Nazi war criminal, and Eichmann. They are asking for the nomination to be withdrawn, but do you still have that intention now?" and added, "I can't help but wonder from the perspective of the residents."
In particular, Rep. Park asked, "Can we understand that Lee Jae-myung (government) has a problem with his (government) policy and felt that there could be a major obstacle to national administration, so as governor, he expressed his strong opinion through SNS?" Governor Chu responded, "No, I will express my opinion regarding central politics personally. This is not an appropriate position."
At the same time, Governor Chu emphasized, "Provincial administration and people's livelihood activities are broadcast in real time through the official YouTube or GTV (Gyeonggi Provincial Government Broadcasting) and remain as data," and added, "It is inappropriate to point out that provincial administration is neglected. I only expressed my opinion on weekends or late at night after work to fulfill my duty and responsibility for prosecution reform, and there is no negligence in provincial administration at all."
When People Power Party lawmaker Myung-ok Seo asked whether he felt responsible for the delay in appointing Candidate Kim, Governor Chu continued his stance by saying, “It is difficult (from the position of National Assembly inspector) to answer about responsibility.”
Governor Chu repeatedly explained, “I made my remarks in accordance with my conscience in order to fulfill my responsibility (for prosecution reform) while not causing damage to the provincial government at a time unrelated to provincial government work.”
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The battle over the appointment of candidate Kim Ji-woong in the Gyeonggi-do government audit will continue.
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President Lee Jae-myung emphasized that while acknowledging differences of opinion between countries, we must avoid a subservient and soft attitude, and 44 central administrative agencies, including the Ministry of Justice, will be transferred to Sejong in stages starting in 2027, and approximately 10,000 civil servants will be transferred. KOSPI plunged more than 1,000 points in five trading days due to concerns about a slowdown in AI infrastructure investment, and the appeal trial ruling on former President Yoon Seok-yeol's election law violation was scheduled for the 27th. Additionally, the Minister of Labor called for the retirement age extension bill to be passed within the year, and the IMF raised Korea's growth forecast for this year by 0.7 percentage points to 3.3%.

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The government announced that it will gradually relocate 44 central administrative agencies located in the metropolitan area to Sejong City from 2027 to 2031. There are a total of 9,929 civil servants subject to relocation, and 2,995 people from 27 institutions will be relocated first in 2027, and the remaining 17 institutions plan to build separate buildings by 2031 and then relocate sequentially.

Mr. A, who reported the public interest in the suspicion of Democratic Party of Korea Rep. Kim Seung-won's solicitation for clinical trials of a new drug called Genencell, submitted a petition to the Seoul Western District Public Prosecution Office requesting a reinvestigation. Mr. A also submitted an electronic petition to the National Assembly to revise the Public Interest Reporter Protection Act.

In the National Assembly's Climate, Energy, Environment and Labor Committee's audit of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the People Power Party demanded the adoption of corporate heads related to the Honam semiconductor mega project as witnesses and insisted that suspicions of corporate arm-twisting should be investigated. The Democratic Party of Korea countered by saying that it was trying to use this as a political tool, and the ruling and opposition parties unanimously agreed to adopt corporate witnesses related to industrial accidents and labor health issues.