South Korea’s prime minister resigns, Moon Jae-in to announce new PM’s cabinet on Friday, will change 5 to 6 heads

South Korea’s State Prime Minister Ding Se-gyun resigned today (15), President Moon Jae-in is expected to announce a new cabinet personnel list tomorrow (16), and it is predicted that five to six cabinet chiefs, including the State Prime Minister and Minister of Land and Transport, will be replaced, showing the determination of “reform”.

According to a report by Yonhap News Agency, sources from South Korea’s ruling party said that Ding Shijun has resigned today and Moon Jae-in will announce his new prime minister tomorrow (16), and the most popular candidates are former Administrative Security Minister Kim Boo-hyun and Deputy Prime Minister of Economy and Minister of Planning and Finance Hong Nan-ki, but other candidates are not excluded from being nominated.

In addition, the report points out that, in addition to the state prime minister, the ruling Common Democratic Party lost in last week’s local elections, and Cheong Wa Dae intends to replace five to six ministers of the cabinet, including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Resources, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Food, to highlight Moon’s determination to “reform “It is said that Moon Jae-in may be able to make a decision in the future.

It is reported that Moon Jae-in may change some of the chief secretaries and secretaries of Cheong Wa Dae in the future, and the chief secretaries of government affairs and social secretaries are the targets of his transfer.