Second Presidential Office to Be Considered for Sejong City
Just from a security stand point getting the Presidential office out of North Korean artillery range would be a smart move:
Several government ministries will team up to help facilitate the construction of a second presidential office in Sejong City, an administrative area 144 kilometers south of Seoul, by 2027, according to government officials, Sunday.
Korea Times
Setting up a second presidential office and a legislative building in Sejong was a key campaign pledge of President Yoon Suk-yeol, a vision he believes will cement the sparsely populated city as the nation’s administrative capital. The plan gained traction after the National Assembly revised related laws in May.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Ministry of Interior and Safety and the National Agency for Administrative City Construction said a joint team of officials will commission a study before October to determine the function, size and location of the second office. Plans to strengthen the public transportation system and infrastructure in a broader context of city planning will also follow.
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Yoon will be out of office by the time the Sejong Presidential Office is completed.
Considering the speed of Yoon’s movement of the Presidential Office to the MND building from the Blue House, it is surprising that it is taking five years to find a spot(plenty of empty land in Sejong City, so not much of an issue), design and build a new building for the Presidential Office.
I say if Yoon really wants to move to Sejong, it can be done in two, three years tops.
Seems like Yoon really wants to stay in Seoul for the rest of his term, which is not surprsing considering that his and his wife’s friends are mostly in Seoul in addition to the better night life in Seoul for someone who loves to drink.