Ruling People Power Party Chair Han Dong-hoon on Wednesday said that the controversies surrounding first lady Kim Keon Hee must be resolved by the end of next month, as he stressed the need to regain public trust in the conservative bloc. Han’s remarks made at a press conference marking his first 100 days in office came as a widening rift is observed within the ruling party over how to deal with multiple allegations regarding the president's wife, including her alleged involvement in a stock manipulation scandal. “(We) must be able to boldly and preemptively come up with and carry out solutions on problems that have recently surfaced as well as points that have prompted public concerns,” Han said at the National Assembly in the morning.
“To build the momentum of reform (within the party and the overall conservative bloc) there are things that must be brought an end to before the end of November,” he added. Han later admitted that the problems he referred to were “worries and concerns related to first lady Kim Keon Hee." The ruling party leader stressed that it would be difficult for the government and the ruling party to pursue the Yoon Suk Yeol administration’s major reform agenda focused on four key areas -- national pension, health care, education and labor -- without resolving the issues surrounding the first lady.
“(The reform agenda) involving the four key areas of national pension, health care, education and labor is a task that our party and the Cabine.
