In the fog of legislative conflict in the chaos of Yeouido...full-fledged presidential election

[Anchor]
As the Yeouido Council, which used to be a window for dialogue between the government and the medical community, ran aground 20 days after its launch, the legislative conflict faced a foggy phase again.

According to the results of the new presidential election of the Korean Medical Association, which began yesterday (2nd), the level of struggle against the government is expected to be determined in the future.

Reporter Kwon Min-seok's report.

[Reporter]
The Korean Medical Association, the largest medical organization operating under the emergency committee system, has launched the next presidential election.

After receiving two days of candidate registration, a three-day vote will be held from the 2nd of next month to elect a new chairman.

So far, Kang Hee-kyung, a professor at Seoul National Medical University, and Kim Taek-woo, president of the National Council of Doctors of the Metropolitan Area, Lee Dong-wook, president of Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Association, Joo Su-ho, former president of the Korean Medical Association, and Choi Anna, spokesperson of the Korean Medical Association, have officially announced their candidacy.

If the five are classified by disposition, it is a 1-to-4 structure, and even Chairman Kang, who is a moderate, is prioritizing the change in the government's attitude.

Amid negative news that the Yeouido Council on Resolving Parliamentary Conflict was suspended in three weeks,
This is why it is not easy to expect an early restoration of parliamentary dialogue no matter who becomes
.

[Lee Jin-woo / President of Korean Medical Association (last 1st): We had no choice but to despair at the consistent position that there could be no change in policy while rejecting (medical demands) for reasons that are hard to understand.]

In addition, the representative of the medical association's emergency committee member, Park Dan, repeatedly insisted that the suspension of medical school recruitment in 2025 was the best, but
A high-ranking official in the presidential office
said in a phone call with YTN that the responsibility and damage that did not come back even after numerous opportunities were left to the medical professionals and medical students.

We are interested in whether the next executive branch of the Korean Medical Association, which will be elected early next year, will be able to overcome such a sharp difference in perception and provide a driving force for resolving the situation.

I'm Kwon Minseok of YTN.