South Korea's Cabinet Nominees Drop Out in Blow to Moon
- Moon loses two proposed Cabinet ministers in a single day
- Turmoil distracting from effort to revive nuclear talks
Moon Jae-in
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in retracted his nomination for science minister, following a series of high-level resignations that are complicating a cabinet reshuffle and distracting from his efforts to revive nuclear negotiations with North Korea.
Moon’s decision to withdraw the appointment of Cho Dong Ho to oversee science and communications policies was based on “a comprehensive review,” Moon’s spokesman Yoon Do-han said in a briefing Sunday.