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Lee Jae-myung

What's on Lee Jae-myung's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
30%24%18%13%15%
the year-two cabinet reset 30% · newthe approval number 24% the housing-supply blitz 18% · newthe Supreme Court nomination standoff 13% everything else 15%
#1
Six ministries changed hands in one afternoon

Lee nominated six ministers at once: a new finance chief, a general at defense, a party loyalist at justice — with the economic playbook left intact.

South Korea’s Lee replaces 6 ministers, fills key AI roles in year-two Cabinet reset

The Straits Times · 2026-08-30
our translation

the policy isn't wrong, the messengers are — that's the story he needs everyone to believe, because the alternative is that the policy is wrong.

new — Six nominations, global wire pickupvery sure · 4 sources
#2
38.9% — the 30s, for the first time since inauguration
Seventh straight weekly declinevery sure · 4 sources
#3
He told the government to prepare for a crash he keeps promising
new — Tax bill filed, Oh Se-hoon rebutsvery sure · 4 sources
#4
The court fight paused for a funeral, not a truce
Impeachment talk, funeral pauses clashpretty sure · 4 sources
monday, august 31
Read the Realmeter crosstabs and find someone to blame for the 38.9%(reported)
Send the six nomination papers to the Assembly and brace for the hearings(reported)
Ask the ministries how fast the bulk home-purchase plan can actually be built(reported)
Decide whether the court fight resumes before the chief justice's mourning ends(reported)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

President Lee Jae-myung Approval Rating Drops to 38.9%, Falling into 30% Range for First Time

news.google.com · 2026-08-31

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