President to replace several ministers: Cheong Wa Dae

President Moon Jae-in will name new ministers Friday, his office Cheong Wa Dae said, in a Cabinet reshuffle that is expected to replace several ministers, including the country's point man on North Korea.

The list of nominees for new ministers will be announced at 11:30 a.m., according to the presidential office.

The Cabinet reshuffle was expected to replace at least six ministers, including Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, as well as the internal affairs minister and minister for small and medium-sized firms.

The reshuffle partly comes as four lawmaker-turned-ministers are expected to run in the general elections slated to be held next year but also as the Moon Jae-in administration seeks to enhance its reform drive in the latter half of its single five-year term that will begin later in the year.

The four lawmaker-turned-ministers, if replaced, will return to the ruling Democratic Party as they still maintain their parliamentary seats. (Yonhap)