Half-term Economic Top?... "Political instability, minimizing economic transition"

[Anchor]
When Acting President Choi Sang-mok appointed a constitutional judge, some members of the State Council and the ruling party strongly protested, calling it "excessive."

Lee Chang-yong, governor of the Bank of Korea, poured out his determined remarks to the political community, asking them to think about the economy.

There is a diagnosis that our economic situation is not easy enough for the two-top economy to take an unusual step.

I'm reporter Lee Hyungwon.

[Reporter]
Acting President Choi Sang-mok appointed two constitutional judges on the last day of last year.

It has been four days since he became acting president after passing the impeachment bill against Prime Minister Han Deok-soo.

[Choi Sang-mok / Acting President (December 31st last year): Appointing a constitutional judge out of desperation that it is necessary to block the possibility of a crisis in the economy and people's livelihoods....]

Some members of the State Council and the ruling party condemned it as "excessive authority," and presidential aides also resigned and protested.

[Kwon Seong-dong / People's Power Floor Leader (Dec. 31 last year): Acting President Choi Sang-mok's decision was to surrender to the opposition's threat to impeach and sacrifice the principle of due process under the Constitution.]

It was Lee Chang-yong, the governor of the Bank of Korea, who supported Choi, who was cornered.

Acting President Choi supported the creation of a foundation for separating the economy and politics.

At the same time, he said that it is difficult to raise the national credit rating once it goes down, and the members of the State Council shot back to talk while thinking about it.

[Lee Chang-yong / Governor of the Bank of Korea (last 2) : When making that criticism, it would be better to answer what would happen to our economy if Acting President Choi did not do so. I hope that the State Council members responsible for state affairs will consider the implications for overseas credit rating agencies..]

The governor of the Bank of Korea, who taboo political remarks, broke the convention and poured out his determined remarks.

Since then, Lee Bok-hyun, the head of the Financial Supervisory Service, has also strengthened his support, saying he will support acting Choi to lead the economic system normally.

[Lee Jung-hwan / Professor of Economics and Finance at Hanyang University] January is actually the most important month for overseas bond issuance. Under these circumstances, if external credit falls, the cost of raising capital in the country itself could be greatly shaken....]

The prevailing view is that the economic two-top has taken an unusual step, risking criticism to prevent political instability from spreading to an economic crisis as much as possible.

I'm Lee Hyungwon of YTN.



Video editing: Lee Jung-wook