Lee Jae Myung
Candidate registration opens for June 3 local elections
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Candidate registration opened Thursday for South Korea's June 3 local elections and parliamentary by-elections, seen as a key test of public sentiment toward President Lee Jae Myung's first year in office.
President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating edged up for the first time in seven weeks, a poll showed Monday.
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President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has fallen for six straight weeks to 46.5 percent, according to a Realmeter poll commissioned by EKN.
President Lee Jae Myung hailed the first mass-produced KF-21 fighter jet as a symbol of self-reliant defense during a ceremony on March 25 in Sacheon. He vowed to elevate South Korea to one of the world's top four defense powers. The Air Force plans to deploy 120 jets starting in September after evaluations.
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President Lee Jae-myung presided over a meeting on March 18 with financial authorities and investors to address capital market volatility from ongoing Middle East tensions—building on last week's emergency economic review—and discuss structural reforms. Attendees included Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eog-won and Financial Supervisory Service Governor Lee Chan-jin.