Moon's 'people talk' to air live on Nov. 19
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Oct. 8. Yonhap
President Moon Jae-in will hold a town hall meeting next week to address his administration's policy objectives, the presidential office said Sunday, as he embarked on the second half of his single five-year tenure.
The 100-minute discussion with 300 South Korean citizens will be held Nov. 19 and aired live via broadcaster MBC, according to presidential spokeswoman Ko Min-jung.
"Any South Korean can take part in the event to ask any question they want to the president," Ko said.
It will be Moon's first live question-and-answer session since May, when he had an interview with another major South Korean broadcaster, KBS, though it was a one-to-one conversation.
The last time Moon took questions from multiple people live was in January, when he held a New Year's media conference.
"From politics to inter-Korean relations, prosecution reform, job creation, housing, work, education and post-retirement life, any question can be a topic of discussion," an MBC official said.
An online application for participation is available on MBC's official website now through Saturday. (Yonhap)