President Lee Jae Myung to Hold 90-Minute Press Conference Amid Plummeting Approval
President Lee Jae Myung will address the media on Friday in a 90-minute briefing aimed at halting his slipping poll numbers.
President Lee Jae Myung announced a 90-minute press conference for Friday morning, branding it with the promise to listen more closely to citizens’ wishes and lives. The event, his seventh since assuming the presidency in June 2025, comes as his approval ratings have sunk to the mid-30 percent range, especially among younger voters. Reporters are expected to question Lee on his Democratic Party’s push for a constitutional revision that would shift South Korea to a four-year, two-term presidential system, a move opponents claim could benefit his own re-election prospects.
He will also face scrutiny over accusations that he seeks to have his suspended trials dismissed via prosecution reforms. Other agenda items include whether to send troops to the Strait of Hormuz amid U.S. pressure and the controversy surrounding the withdrawal of Rep. Yong Hye-in from the gender equality minister nomination.
Why it matters
The briefing could reshape public support for Lee and influence contentious reforms and foreign-policy decisions.
How this story developed
- Sep 8 Xi and Putin send congratulatory letters to Kim, pledging deeper ties on North Korea's anniversary
- Sep 10 President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message pledging deeper ties with North Korea.
- Sep 11 South Korea’s foreign minister and his Iranian counterpart held a telephone conversation to address tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Sep 11 President Lee Jae-myung announced that the Korea-Central Asia summit on the 16th will solidify multilateral cooperation and give new momentum to South Korea’s New Northern Policy.
- Sep 11 North Korea launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula, according to South Korean defence officials.
- Sep 12 South Korea held an emergency security meeting in response to the missile launch.
- Sep 13 North Korea staged a firepower strike drill featuring missiles and drones.
- Sep 15 EU official Cosmin Dobran warned the North Korea‑Russia partnership will likely outlast the Ukraine war.
- Sep 16 The Seoul Declaration formalizes a 30‑year agenda linking Central Asian mineral resources with South Korean AI and energy projects.
- Sep 17 Cho Hyun departed Seoul for Washington, moving the dialogue from phone calls to an in‑person meeting.
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