The Yongsan Presidential office has completed preparations to welcome the president who will be elected in the 21st presidential election. The aides of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration have finished all transition tasks for the new government. The newly elected president from the June 3rd election is expected to begin duties at the Yongsan Presidential office on the 4th.
According to political sources on the 3rd, Chief of Staff Jeong Jin-seok and other senior aides of the presidential office made their final appearances the previous day to complete the transition. The presidential office has been carrying out final tasks, such as processing remaining approvals and reorganizing following the dismissal of former President Yoon Suk-yeol in April.
Currently, the traces of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration have vanished from the presidential office. A large banner saying "Again, Korea, a new country for the people," which was hanging in front of the presidential office building, has been dismantled. A large electronic screen in the basement of the presidential office, which displayed former President Yoon's activities, has also been changed to show only the words "Presidential office of Korea."
Employees remaining at the Yongsan Presidential office will have their resignations processed, with dismissal effective at midnight on the 4th. The aides have been leaving the presidential office gradually since last month. The role of delivering the transition documents to the new government will be handled by Yoo Jae-soon, the chief secretary at the presidential office. The personnel from the National Security Office will remain in the presidential office until the new government appoints new personnel to prevent security gaps.
The newly elected president, chosen in the early presidential election, will inevitably begin work immediately at the Yongsan Presidential office without a presidential transition committee. Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate from the Democratic Party of Korea, has stated that the Yongsan Presidential office will be used until the restoration work at the Blue House is completed, while Kim Moon-soo, the presidential candidate from the People Power Party, has set a policy to continue using the Yongsan Presidential office as is.
The new president is expected to hold a press conference on the first day of work at the presidential office to announce key personnel appointments, including aides and the prime minister. The presidential inauguration ceremony is projected to take place on the 4th at noon in the rotunda hall of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul.