"The President's Wife Has No Constitutional Position..."
National Institute of Korean Language, No Response Yet
"If (my wife) hopes to get along well without being cursed by others and to handle things smoothly, and if that is called 'gukjeongnongdan' (state affairs manipulation), then I think the Korean dictionary needs to be revised..."
President Seok-yeol is answering questions from the press during the 'National Address and Press Conference' held on the morning of the 7th at the briefing room of the Presidential Office building in Yongsan, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News
After President Yoon Suk-yeol made this remark during his national address and press conference on the 7th, inquiries appeared on the website of the National Institute of the Korean Language under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, requesting an official stance on whether Mrs. Kim's actions can be called 'gukjeongnongdan.'
According to the National Institute of the Korean Language on the 10th, a user with the nickname 'Gukmin' recently posted a message titled "Request for the National Institute of the Korean Language's official stance on whether Mrs. Kim Geon-hee's actions can be called gukjeongnongdan" in the 'Online Ganada' section of the institution's website.
The author wrote, "If we interpret the compound word gukjeongnongdan according to its dictionary definition, it can be understood as 'a term referring to monopolizing benefits or rights in governing the country.' This means monopolizing rights to manipulate the country's politics. The president's wife holds no official position under the constitution. Nevertheless, if Mrs. Kim Geon-hee, the wife of President Yoon Suk-yeol, attempted to intervene in elections and state affairs, I request the National Institute of the Korean Language's official stance on whether such actions can be called gukjeongnongdan."
No response has been posted to the message yet. The notice in the section states, "Please understand that it may be difficult to respond to matters requiring interpretation by relevant authorities, such as legal and regulatory interpretations."
At the press conference, President Yoon defended Mrs. Kim, saying, "Since my time as Prosecutor General, she has been targeted, but exaggeration and fabrications have been the norm, and my wife has been greatly demonized."
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