President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol's incoming administration has released its vision for national governance. He is shown here on March 10 holding a news conference at the National Assembly in the Yeouido area of Seoul's Yeongdeungpo-gu District. (Official website of 20th presidential transition committee)

By Kim Eun-young and Lee Jihae

The incoming administration of President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol, whose term begins on May 10, has decided as its vision for national governance, "The Republic of Korea again takes a leap forward, a country of the people where everyone lives well together" (unofficial translation). 

His administration set as its governing principles "national interest and practicality, justice and common sense."

Choi Jong-hag, a planning and coordination member of the 20th presidential transition committee, on April 27 announced this at a briefing on the incoming administration's vision for national governance and governing principles.

On making the country "take a leap forward again," he said this phrase reflects Korea's need to take another major step forward after industrialization and democratization amid the changing world order, flows of knowledge and information, status of the Korean Peninsula, and the problems of low growth and social polarization. He said the expression "reflects the calling of the times."

Turning to the phrase "a country of the people where everyone lives well together," Choi said it reflects "the demand of the people," adding that gaps between regions, income classes and generations are widening despite Korea achieving developed status. He added that the Yoon administration seeks to build a country "where everyone lives well together."

The committee next week will announce the administration's 110 governing tasks based on its vision and 520 action tasks.

On the Yoon administration's principles for national affairs, Choi named a code of conduct and criteria for judgment that public officials must reflect while pursuing governing tasks. He said the government will run policy and national affairs "based on national interest and practicality" and "common sense of the majority of the public" and firmly uphold rule of law that is applied fairly to everyone in the process.

Choi also announced the six goals of the new administration: a government that does its job well; dynamic growth of innovation; productive and tailored welfare; national development into a global hub; balanced regional development; and emergence as a science and technology power. He said the addition of science and technology to administrative goals is what makes the new government unique.

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