At 11:00 a.m. local time on the 10th, the inauguration ceremony of the 20th South Korean president was held in the National Assembly Hall in Seoul, and Yoon Seok-yue was formally sworn in and delivered a speech.
About 41,000 people, including former President Moon Jae-in and his wife, former President Park Geun-hye, relevant members of the National Assembly and government, representatives from all walks of life, diplomatic envoys from various countries, and ordinary people, were invited to attend the inauguration ceremony.
Mrs. Yin Xiyue attended the presidential inauguration ceremony. Image source: Visual China
According to Yonhap News Agency, Yoon Seok-yue said in his inaugural speech that it is necessary to rebuild a country that truly belongs to the people based on a liberal democracy and a market economy system, and to make South Korea a responsible country in the international community.
Yoon Seok-yue cited the various issues currently facing Korean society, including covid-19, supply chain restructuring, climate change, and the food and energy crisis. He pointed out that solving these problems is the proper meaning of politics, but South Korean politics is facing a democratic crisis and has not played a role.
For the intensification of social contradictions and polarization, Yin Xiyue believes that in the process of economic growth, the people can find new development opportunities, and rapid economic growth can only be achieved based on science and technology and innovation.
On the DPRK policy, Yoon Seok-yue said that the ROK will open the door to dialogue and strive to peacefully resolve the DPRK nuclear issue. If North Korea stops its nuclear weapons development and achieves true denuclearization, South Korea will work with the international community to help North Korea improve its economic situation.
After the ceremony, Yoon reportedly canceled the traditional motorcade parade, visiting a nearby community center for the elderly and a children's park, and meeting diplomatic envoys in the afternoon.
After that, Yin Xiyue will attend the celebration ceremony at the National Assembly at 16:00, and will also go to the Guest House of the Shilla Hotel to attend the reception dinner for foreign guests, officially ending the inauguration schedule.
At 00:00 on the 10th, Yoon Seok-yue officially exercised the presidency and took over the command of the ROK army in the bunker of the new presidential palace in Yongsan, Seoul. It is reported that taking over the command of the army is the core procedure for the transfer of power by the head of state of South Korea. On the 11th, the Yin Xiyue government will also hold the first meeting of senior cadres of the whole army, and Lee Jong-sup, the new minister of national defense, will preside over the meeting on the same day.
After Yin Xiyue took office, the Blue House also ended the 74-year-long era of the presidential palace and opened to the public.
On May 8, Seoul citizens gathered around the Blue House to visit. Image source: Visual China
The Presidential Transition Committee's Blue House Relocation Task Force said that the first day of the Blue House on May 10 will be open from noon to 8 p.m., and from the 11th, it will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Each group of visitors is spaced at 2 hours, with a maximum of 6,500 people per batch, and is expected to receive up to 39,000 people throughout the day.
At present, the number of appointments has exceeded 1 million. However, it was only after all the sensitive equipment and documents had been processed that the public was allowed to enter the interior of the Blue House building.