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Published: 25 Jan. 2026, 20:30
President Lee Jae Myung withdrew the nomination of Lee Hye-hoon, a former three-term People Power Party lawmaker, for budget minister on Sunday, 28 days after naming her in a bid for political unity. The decision followed a confirmation hearing that failed to dispel allegations including staff abuse and real estate irregularities. While the People Power Party, led by Jang Dong-hyeok, opposed the nomination, the episode underscored that both the president’s unity experiment and the opposition party that long fielded the candidate shared the political fallout. [PARK YONG-SEOK]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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