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| Wednesday, 26 May 2004 |
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S. Korea's Roh accepts prime minister's resignation SEOUL, Tuesday (Reuters) South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Goh Kun on Tuesday, setting the stage for a cabinet reshuffle as Roh resumes full duties after his two months in impeachment limbo. Goh, who served as acting president for two months during Roh's impeachment trial, resigned on Monday as he declined the last of repeated requests from the presidential Blue House to nominate three new cabinet ministers. Having expressed his intention to resign before Roh's impeachment was overturned on May 14, Goh has said such nominations by an outgoing prime minister would not be appropriate. "The president accepted the resignation today," a Blue House official said Tuesday by telephone. The acceptance came after Roh met with Goh before Tuesday's cabinet meeting, the official said. Finance Minister Lee Hun-jai, who is also deputy prime minister in the South Korean cabinet, automatically takes Goh's position as acting prime minister, an official at the prime minister's office said. Roh is expected to nominate Goh's successor at the end of the week, another Blue House official said. Parliament, which begins a new session on June 5, has to approve the nominated candidate. He is widely seen as favouring former provincial governor and a long-time member of the opposition Grand National Party (GNP) Kim Hyuk-kyuas as Goh's successor. |
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