President Yoon has filled key posts with friends and former colleagues but almost no women, even as he promises change
President Yoon Suk-yeol has received relentless criticism for a lack of diversity in his administration, showing clear favoritism toward men and former colleagues from the prosecutors’ office when hiring. This approach may jeopardize democratic values and transparency in the ROK, because his close aides may be loyal to Yoon instead of the country and fail to provide the necessary checks and balances.
Yoon has ignored the opposition's attempts to remove some of his ministers and told the Chosun Ilbo newspaper in a recent interview that he has no plans to reshuffle his Cabinet as he approaches his first year in office.
President Yoon Suk-yeol has received relentless criticism for a lack of diversity in his administration, showing clear favoritism toward men and former colleagues from the prosecutors’ office when hiring. This approach may jeopardize democratic values and transparency in the ROK, because his close aides may be loyal to Yoon instead of the country and fail to provide the necessary checks and balances.
Yoon has ignored the opposition's attempts to remove some of his ministers and told the Chosun Ilbo newspaper in a recent interview that he has no plans to reshuffle his Cabinet as he approaches his first year in office.
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