韓国の尹大統領、国会の開院式に不参加…大統領室「恥をかかせる意図が疑われる」
South Korean President Yoon fails to attend National Assembly opening ceremony... Presidential office suspects intention to embarrass
South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol has decided not to attend the opening ceremony of the 22nd National Assembly, scheduled for the 2nd. This is in response to the president's decision to withdraw from the National Assembly amid the unilateral push for legislation by the opposition party.
The decision was based on the judgement that it would be inappropriate for the president to attend and address the opening ceremony of the National Assembly. A presidential office official said, "First, we need to normalize the National Assembly, which has been appointing special prosecutors and making impeachment motions too frequently, and then we need to move forward with the plan."
"It is appropriate to invite him from the beginning," he said. "I wonder if he will be able to attend the event, given that he was invited in a situation where he was holding a picket demonstration and that his intentions are suspected to be humiliating."
Finally, in response to Jung Hyun-hee, a lawmaker from the main opposition Democratic Party, calling President Yoon a murderer, he expressed concern that the president would be
"He made such outrageous remarks without hesitation and has not apologized," he said. This is the first time since South Korea became a democrat in 1987 that a sitting president has not attended the opening ceremony of the National Assembly.
2024/09/02 05:06 KST
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