Yong Hye-in, a lawmaker from the Basic Income Party, was appointed as the minister of gender equality and family, but she refused to resign her parliamentary seat. ^[1] Park Seon-won, a top leader of the ruling Democratic Party, stated on SBS radio that Yong Hye-in should naturally resign her proportional representation seat. ^[2] Shin Hyun-young, a spokesperson for the Democratic Party, wrote on Facebook that holding both a ministerial post and a parliamentary seat would appear as excessive privilege and greed. ^[3] Jang Hye-young stated that Yong Hye-in is too quick to align with the ruling party and lacks the conviction to stand up to the government as a minister. ^[4] Jang Hye-young, a former lawmaker from the Justice Party, criticized Yong Hye-in of the Basic Income Party on 2026-08-01, stating she lacks the capacity to oppose the government as a candidate for Equality Minister. ^[5] The People Power Party criticized the appointment of Kim Seung-won as the most serious personnel issue, suggesting the President chose him to cancel his own trial. ^[6] The People Power Party's Jeong Jeom-sik stated on 2026-08-01 that Kim Seung-won, the candidate for Justice Minister, was chosen specifically to handle the impeachment of President Lee Jae-myung. ^[7]