South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party (DP) has urged President Yoon Suk-yeol to withdraw his nomination of Kim Yung-ho as unification minister, stating that the nominee is “unfit” to manage relations with North Korea.

The party’s demand follows a hearing for Kim last week, at which lawmakers grilled the nominee over his calls for DPRK regime change and alleged attempts to evade taxes on earnings from his YouTube channel.

“The President requested a resumption of the report on the nomination process for unification minister nominee Kim Yung-ho. However, it was obvious through the nomination hearing held last Friday that he is