President Lee: "Absolutely No Passing June 2, 2030"… Mentions Term Again

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(Mexico City = Yonhap News) Reporters Lim Hyeong-seop and Seol Seung-eun = President Lee Jae-myung, who is on a state visit to Mexico, met with local compatriots on the 24th (local time) and said, "You [referring to] the Republic of Korea..."

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President Lee Jae-myung, who is on a state visit to Mexico, said regarding his term of office during a meeting with Korean expatriates on the 24th (local time), “I will absolutely never serve beyond June 2, 2030.” June 2030 marks the end of President Lee’s five-year term, meaning he will not serve for more than five years.

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The public was taken aback when President Lee Jae-myung explicitly set a specific date for the end of his presidential term. Going beyond the answer that he would "not seek re-election," he presented a concrete timeframe indicating "until when he will serve as president." It is rare for a sitting president to directly mention their retirement date nearly four years before the end of their term. As this is uncommon even overseas, attention is fo…