Attention turns to personnel reshuffle at the Blue House following the Chief of Staff's resignation
Will the appointment of the Presidential Chief of Staff signal a change in state administration? Public sentiment must be won over by reorganizing the verification system and bringing in advisers who can speak frankly
As Kang Hoonsik, the Chief of Presidential Staff, has announced his resignation, attention is focused on whether a reshuffle of the Blue House staff will now accelerate. Political circles and experts believe that this appointment should signal a change in the way state affairs are run.
According to the article, voices are being raised both inside and outside the ruling camp that heavyweights should be appointed to key staff positions such as the Chief of Staff and the Policy Chief, and that the personnel vetting system also needs to be reworked. In particular, suggestions have been made that aides who can speak frankly to the President should be put in place, and that the growthcentered policy line should be complemented by efforts to ease polarization and inequality.
In addition, some pointed out that a narrow talent pool and perfunctory vetting methods must not be repeated. There were also opinions that prior consultation with the party and civil society, along with a reorganization of the civil affairs and personnel lines, should be carried out together.