More than 290-thousand people signed a petition expressing opposition to a plan to relocate the presidential office to the defense ministry compound in Yongsan.

The individual who posted the petition on the presidential office’s website last Thursday said President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol is seeking to forcibly relocate the top office for self-satisfaction.

As of 10:30 a.m. Monday, the petition has drawn nearly 292-thousand signatories.

Attention is being drawn to how the presidential office will respond to the petition as it is supposed to publicly address every petition on the website that exceeds 200-thousand signatures within 30 days of being posted.

Meanwhile, an online petition expressing opposition to a presidential pardon for former President Lee Myung-bak has also drawn more than 200-thousand signatures.