Seoul, 23 Nov : , South Korean Prime Minister Kim Boo Kyum has ruled out a possible Cabinet reshuffle during the last months of this administration.There were rumours some of his cabinet members might quit in order to contest the next year’s local election. Kim said, “It doesn’t make sense,” Yonhap News Agency reported Kim saying at a press conference on Monday in Sejong.
“There’s only six months remaining on this government’s term.
So how do we reshuffle?”
Recent rumours suggest that Hong Nam-ki, Finance Minister, may be running for Gangwon Province Governor.Yoo Eunhae, Education Minister is considering the gubernatorial position in Gyeonggi Province for the June 2022 local elections.
Kim strongly refuted rumours that he would replace Lee Jae-myung in March 2022 as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, stating it would be “insult to the people”.
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