"Acting Chief Choi Sang-mok Has No Plans to Accept Resignations from Presidential Office Staff"

Choi Sang-mok, Acting President and Deputy Prime Minister as well as Minister of Economy and Finance, is reported on the 1st to have no plans to accept the resignation letters of the presidential office staff.

Choi Sang-mok, Acting President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Economy and Finance. Photo by Yonhap News Agency, Presidential Office Press Photographers Group

On the same day, the Ministry of Economy and Finance stated in a press release, "(Acting President Choi) believes that now is the time to unite efforts for both public livelihood and national stability," adding, "there are no plans to accept the resignations."

Earlier, Chief Secretary Jeong Jin-seok, Policy Chief Seong Tae-yoon, National Security Office Chief Shin Won-sik, Foreign and Security Special Advisor Jang Ho-jin, and all senior secretaries collectively tendered their resignations to Acting President Choi. This is interpreted as a protest against Acting President Choi's appointment of two Constitutional Court justices.