[Asia Economy Reporter Bae Kyunghwan] President Yoon Seok-yeol said regarding the National Assembly approval vote for Prime Minister nominee Han Duck-soo scheduled for the 20th, "I believe the opposition party will handle it properly according to common sense."
On the 19th, on his way to the Yongsan office, President Yoon responded to reporters' question asking if he had any message for the opposition party with this statement.
When asked if there was anything he wanted to emphasize regarding the vote on nominee Han Duck-soo, he said, "Nothing special."
The ruling and opposition parties will hold a plenary session at the National Assembly at 2 p.m. on the 20th to proceed with the approval vote for nominee Han. Prior to the plenary session, the Democratic Party plans to hold a party meeting to decide the party stance on the vote. Within the party, there is growing hardline sentiment that nominee Han should be ousted following President Yoon's push to appoint Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon. However, they cannot ignore the public sentiment ahead of the June 1 local elections.
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