Breaking Justice Minister Nominee Kim Seung-won Withdraws Candidacy

Justice Minister Nominee Kim Seung-won withdrew his candidacy on the 19th.

Nominee Kim stated that day, "After deep consideration, I have decided to withdraw."

With this, Kim has become the second personnel to fall through in the Lee Jae-myung government's second-term reshuffle.

Attention is focused on follow-up procedures surrounding the appointment of the Justice Minister and whether a successor nominee will be designated.