On the 25th, as the confirmation hearing for Prime Minister nominee Kim Min-seok continued for the second day, the People Power Party criticized the poor submission of materials, calling him a "unqualified prime minister." The Democratic Party of Korea countered, stating, "Do not harm the nominee's reputation without evidence and focus on policy questions."
On the morning of the 25th, People Power Party lawmaker Bae Joon-young, who is the party's secretary of the National Assembly's Special Committee on Personnel Hearings, stated at the personnel hearing, "I have not received any materials such as entry records to China, transcripts from Tsinghua University, gift tax payment history, repayment records for a loan of 180 million won in 2004, or repayment for a loan of 150 million won in 2025."
Bae remarked, "This way, the hearing cannot proceed," adding, "That's why the nominee is being called a 'materials-free prime minister' and 'strategy-free prime minister.'"
He further noted that "This was also evident in the government's budget and national debt ignorance and indifference," stating, "I know that reports were received by the departments, so didn't they know? Ultimately, it leads back to the term 'unqualified prime minister.'"
In response, Democratic Party lawmaker Park Sun-won stated, "The nominee's honor is also important. I completely disagree with the notion of suspicious funds or cash being hoarded and spent, and I believe everything has been clarified," adding, "The hearing should focus on policy questions and must not delve further into the nominee's personal background while harming their honor without evidence."
Democratic Party lawmaker Chae Hyun-il stated, "The criteria and practices for material requests should not change every time a hearing is held," noting that "Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo also did not submit his deposit account details or records of real estate and financial transactions."
He continued, "The spouse of the former prime minister also did not submit income details for comprehensive income tax or records of bonds and debts between parties," questioning, "Back then it was an invasion of privacy, and now it's verification? Just because the ruling and opposition parties have switched, the criteria for material submission should not change."