Yoon's attempt to re-nominate defense minister... "concerns over the exercise of military leadership"

President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to nominate Han Ki-ho, a former three-star general, as the Minister of National Defense today (12th), but Han reportedly refused.

A ruling party official said in a phone call with YTN that the presidential office in Yongsan offered a ministerial position to a lawmaker, but it was found that a lawmaker did not accept it.

Earlier, President Yoon tried to nominate Choi Byung-hyuk, the ambassador to Saudi Arabia, to replace Kim Yong-hyun, the arrested former defense minister, but Ambassador Choi also declined his candidacy.In a public statement on the 7th, President

Yoon declared a "two-term retreat" in fact, saying he would entrust the party with measures to stabilize the political situation in the future, including his term in office.

In addition, there are many concerns about President Yoon's exercise of military leadership after the martial law incident, and the day after tomorrow, a second vote on impeachment is scheduled, which is expected to lead to repeated controversy over the appointment of defense minister.