Daegu Mayor Hong Jun-pyo: ”I'm astounded by Minister of Strategy and Finance Choi Sang-mok's presidential play” (South Korea)

On the 2nd, Daegu Mayor Hong Jun-pyo stated, "It is still unclear whether the president will be appointed as a constitutional judge by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance, Choi Sang-mok, who is acting as the president.
"Despite this, it is truly a comedy that the Minister of Strategy and Finance, who is the acting minister, is exercising the power to appoint constitutional judges," he said.
Mayor Hong wrote on Fei Book that day, "Under the Constitution, only the president, who is the head of state, can appoint constitutional judges.
"During the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye, after the Constitutional Court decided to remove her from office, Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn appointed the Constitutional Court judges, and the
"After the impeachment of Acting President Han Deok-soo, the appointment of Constitutional Court judges is now constitutionally null and void. The Minister of Strategy and Finance's presidential role-playing has gone too far," the article said.
He added, "How embarrassing it must be for a constitutional judge to receive his letter of appointment from a mere minister. I'm truly disgusted by the Minister of Strategy and Finance's role as president."
He concluded his post by saying, "There's no comparison between Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party who is pushing the country into anarchy, and the Minister of Strategy and Finance who is taking advantage of the situation to play president."
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