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Blue House Official Hong Ik-pyo Says, "Yong Hye-in Conveyed Concerns Within Ruling Party"... Ruling Camp Moving to Withdraw Yong Hye-in's Nomination?

Jo Seong-hyeon

Published : Sep 11, 2026 4:40 PM

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[Ju Young-jin's News Briefing]

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■ Broadcast: SBS <Ju Young-jin's News Briefing> Monday – Friday (14:00 – 15:20)
■ Host: Anchor Ju Young-jin
■ Panelists: Han Min-su, Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea; Kim Geun-sik, Former Vision Strategy Room Chief of the People Power Party; Son Seok-min, SBS Editorial Writer
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● "Kim Seung-won is a Well-Made Appointment… Will Protect Him" – ● Opposition to Appointment More Than Double the Approval

Han Min-su / Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea
"Han Dong-hoon is overly obsessed with the Kim Seung-won issue"
"There is no change in the Democratic Party's stance… We determined that the suspicions surrounding Kim Seung-won are groundless"

Kim Geun-sik / Former Vision Strategy Room Chief of the People Power Party
"The controversy over Kim Seung-won raises doubts from the public's perspective as to whether he is fit to be a minister"
"The appointment of Kim Seung-won and the dropping of Yong Hye-in are a result of communication between the party and the Blue House… It is a reasonable suspicion"

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