South Korea’s president-elect says he will abandon the current mountainside presidential palace of Blue House and establish his office in central Seoul as part of efforts to better communicate with the public.
After a tight race, Yoon Suk-yeol of the conservative People Power Party was elected as the country’s 20th president on Wednesday with 48.56% of ballots.SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea’s incoming president said Sunday he will abandon the mountainside presidential palace of Blue House and establish his office at the Defense Ministry compound in central Seoul to better communicate with the public.
At the Blue House compound, offices for presidential advisers and the press room are not in the same building where the president works and are hundreds of meters apart. Some former officials said they sometimes used bicycles or cars to visit the president. Yoon said a massive public park will be set up near the new presidential office and ordinary citizens will be able to look at his office at a close distance. He said he also plans to establish a press center and meet journalists frequently.
“Is it appropriate to unilaterally push for the relocation of the Blue House and the Defense Ministry, which would determine national security and citizens’ property rights, without asking the public opinions?” Yun said. He urged the president-elect to cancel the relocation plan.
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