President Lee Jae-myung directed the establishment of the emergency economic inspection task force (TF) as his first executive order on the first day of his inauguration on 4th.
Spokesperson Kang Yu-jeong noted at a briefing at the Yongsan presidential office that afternoon that, "President Lee had a phone conversation with Vice Prime Minister Lee Joo-ho, and instructed the gathering of the heads and staff of related departments by 7:30 p.m. today." She continued, "He also instructed that a meeting of practical responsibilities involving safety-related issues, including disasters, should be convened with city, county, and local government officials by the morning of the 5th."
President Lee visited the Joint Chiefs of Staff Combat Control Center that afternoon to receive a report and check on military readiness from the acting Minister of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Spokesperson Kang emphasized, "Since security and defense are about protecting Korea's safety, it is necessary to restore the trust of the military and dispel concerns by fulfilling their roles in their respective positions," and noted, "As the commander-in-chief of the military, he said he would focus on restoring the honor of the military by performing its role in the right place."
◇ Rejection of the resignation of the Minister of Justice and other ministers… "Continuity of state affairs is important"
President Lee stated that in response to Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Education Lee Joo-ho's expression of the entire cabinet's resignation, "I will reject the resignations of all except Minister of Justice Park Sung-jae." Spokesperson Kang conveyed, "President Lee made this announcement emphasizing the continuity of state affairs."
Earlier, the Ministry of Education sent a text notice to reporters stating, "The entire cabinet submitted resignation letters en masse on the 2nd," and added, "Vice Prime Minister Lee Joo-ho expressed the entire cabinet's resignations, including his own, to the President today." It is reported that this Vice Prime Minister directly called President Lee around 3:30 p.m. that day to express his resignation. This Vice Prime Minister had submitted resignation letters for himself and other ministers of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration to the Ministry of Personnel Management en masse the day before the election on the 2nd.