Yong Hye-in, the nominee for the new gender equality and family minister, arrives at her temporary office in Seoul on Sept. 11, 2026, to prepare for her parliamentary confirmation hearing, as a member of a civic group holds up a sign saying, "Make a choice between a lawmaker and a minister." Yong, the sole lawmaker of the minor Basic Income Party, has expressed her intention to keep her proportional representation seat in the National Assembly even if appointed to the Cabinet post, though proportional representatives have customarily given up their parliamentary seats to join the Cabinet. (Yonhap)

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