Presidential secretary resigns over text messages related to personnel matters

The presidential office accepted Kim Nam-kook's resignation as presidential secretary for digital communication on Thursday.

Kim had offered to resign apparently to lessen the political burden he put on the presidential office by causing suspicions about cronyism and the power behind the throne.

However, it is questionable if such suspicions are confined to the issue that led to his resignation.

On Tuesday during a plenary session in the main chamber of the National Assembly, Moon Jin-seog, deputy floor leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, was caught on

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