After the meeting on the morning of the 6th, Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People's Power, responded to the controversy over the appointment of ministers by saying, "We have delivered our party's opinions to the president-elect and the secretariat privately" to reporters after the meeting on the morning of the 6th. There are things you need to think about,” he said, confirming the sub-structure of the political party.
On the radio, Chairman Lee said, "At this personnel hearing, the Democratic Party created a situation where 'there is nothing to eat at a famous feast'. The system was not visible.
Kwon said to reporters, "The party's opinions were delivered to the president-elect's side and secretariat privately. I think that the elected president will probably make an appropriate decision taking into account various opinions and public opinion." confirmed privately.
In democratic party politics, the function of recruiting the elite takes precedence, and it is common in a structure in which political parties share official decision-making powers in the election of the executive branch.
It was reported that a key official of Yoon-elect's side said in a phone call with Kookmin Ilbo on the 5th, "If the Democratic Party ignores public opinion and continues to attack strategically, we may consider pushing ahead with the appointment of Chung Ho-young as Minister of Health and Welfare."
The official continued, “Has there been any moral flaws regarding candidate Han Dong-hoon? The Kookmin Ilbo said, "I can't accept the demand for a candidate to be removed from the position even without a personnel hearing," he said. has reported.
On the evening of the 5th, right before joining the dinner with Chief of Staff Jang Je-won, President-elect Yoon made a phone call to Prime Minister Han Deok-soo and said, "The prime minister is only one Prime Minister."
In the presidential system, the power structure in which the political party communicates with the presidential secretary and the media is the exclusive channel of public access is typical of the US-backed administrative dictatorship in Latin America.