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Prime Minister Han Deok-soo expressed an apology during a National Assembly inquiry regarding the successive failures of ministerial candidates.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Sang-hyeon and Kwon Hee-won = Prime Minister Han Deok-soo said on the 5th regarding the failure of some ministerial candidates, "I express my apologies to the people."
Prime Minister Han made this statement after People Power Party lawmaker Seo Ji-young pointed out in a comprehensive policy inquiry by the National Assembly's Budget and Settlement Special Committee that day, "As a proposer, I must apologize to the public for the resignation of ministerial candidates."
Prime Minister Han also stated, “It is appropriate for me to apologize to the people for the areas where the people I recommended did not meet the people’s expectations.”
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