Yong Hye-in, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, stated on 2026-01-03 that she would explain her position in detail during the upcoming confirmation hearing regarding her refusal to resign her proportional representative seat. ^[1] Yong Hye-in, the candidate for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, arrived at her confirmation hearing preparation office on September 2, 2026, and declined to answer directly when asked if she would resign her parliamentary seat. ^[2] The Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae) expressed the view on 2026-01-01 that the nominee should be given an opportunity to clarify her position and address public doubts through the confirmation hearing process. ^[3] Yong Hye-in explained on Facebook on 2025-12-31 that the inability of her party, Basic Income Party, to inherit the seat is due to institutional gaps in coalition politics and that her personal decision is directly linked to her party's future. ^[4] Lee Kwang-jae, a lawmaker from the Democratic Party of Korea, stated on MBC broadcast that proportional representatives should resign their seats to become ministers if they want to serve. ^[5] Song Young-gil, a lawmaker from the Democratic Party of Korea, stated on SBS radio that Yong Hye-in lacks appeal to the 2030 generation and that her appointment might be seen as unfair special treatment. ^[6] Yong Hye-in stated that the confirmation hearing is a space to communicate with the public and that she would prepare well to convey her thoughts. ^[7] An Cheol-su of the People Power Party criticized the nominee on social media, labeling her either a complicit partner in privilege if she knew the rules or incompetent for forgetting the public's expectations if she did not. ^[8]