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대통령실이 22일 내달 중순께 중폭 개각설 관련해 "검증 절차에서도 상당한 물리적 시간이 좀 필요하다"며 다소 시일이 소요될 수 있음을 시사했다.
대통령실 관계자는 이날 오후 용산 대통령실에서 취재진과 만나 "개각 시기는 보다 좀 유연하게 봐주셨음 좋겠다"며 이같이 말했다.
그러면서 "민생 위한 예산 통과·트럼프 신 행정부 출범 등 대외 일정도 함께 좀 고려돼야 될 것"이라며 "개각은 좀 기다려달라 지난번 말씀드렸는데 그 상황이 지금도 유지되고 있다"고 했다.
개각 폭·시기 관련 여러 언론 보도가 나오는 것에 대해선 "저희가 지금 드릴 수 있는 말씀은 여기까지"라고 했다.
음주운전으로 징계 후 복직해 물의를 빚었던 강기훈 국정기획비서관실 선임행정관이 전날 사의를 표명한 것으로 알려진 것 관련해선 "사표 수리 시점은 확인키 어렵다"며 "일부 참모진 사의는 인적 쇄신 차원에서 해석해도 무방하다"고 했다.
더불어민주당 등 야당 주도로 국회본회의를 통과한 '김건희 여사 특검법'에 대한 윤 대통령 재의요구권(거부권) 행사 여뷰에 대해선 "지난번 대통령께서 특검 관련 입장을 미리 밝히신 만큼 갈음해 나올 것 같다"고 했다.
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Office of the President: "Reshuffle and verification procedures require considerable physical time... timing is flexible"
"Please wait a little while considering external schedules such as the passage of a budget for the people's livelihood and the launch of the new Trump administration.. Kang Ki-hoon, Senior Administrative Officer of the Office of the Secretary for Government Policy Planning, has expressed his intention to resign, and it is difficult to confirm the timing of acceptance."
-kihong Kim reporter
The Office of the President hinted on the 22nd that it may take some time, saying, “The verification process will also require considerable physical time,” regarding the possibility of a major cabinet reshuffle around mid-next month.
An official from the Office of the President met with reporters at the Presidential Office in Yongsan that afternoon and said, “I hope you can be more flexible about the timing of the cabinet reshuffle.”
He added, “We will also need to consider external schedules such as the passage of a budget for the people’s livelihood and the launch of the new Trump administration,” and “I asked you to wait a bit for the cabinet reshuffle last time, and that situation is still ongoing.”
Regarding various media reports regarding the scope and timing of the cabinet reshuffle, he said, “That’s all we can say for now.”
Regarding the fact that Senior Administrative Officer Kang Ki-hoon of the Office of the Presidential Secretary for Government Policy Planning, who was reinstated after being disciplined for drunk driving and caused controversy by resigning the day before, he said, “It is difficult to confirm the timing of the resignation,” and “It is okay to interpret the resignations of some staff members as a personnel shakeup.”
Regarding the possibility of President Yoon exercising his right to demand reconsideration (veto) of the 'Kim Kun-hee Special Prosecutor Act' that passed the National Assembly plenary session led by the Democratic Party of Korea and other opposition parties, he said, "I think he will go ahead and do so since the president already announced his position on the special prosecutor last time."
