{
  "id": 18094182,
  "title": "Lee voices need to revise outdated Constitution, says assembly should take lead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/lee-voices-need-to-revise-outdated-constitution-says-assembly-should",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T08:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261104/lee-voices-need-to-revise-outdated-constitution-says-assembly-should-take-lead"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung emphasized the need to revise the outdated Korean Constitution during a lunch meeting with the leadership of the Parliamentarian's Society on Wednesday, according to parliamentary spokesperson Kang Yu-jung. Lee argued that the current Constitution, akin to a garment ill-suited for contemporary society, necessitates a modernization to align with present-day conditions.\n\nHowever, the president cautioned that a constitutional revision initiated by the President might face public skepticism. He further elucidated that the paramount obstacle to revising the Constitution is the demanding requirement of a two-thirds majority vote from lawmakers, which he deemed excessively stringent. Lee posited that the optimal approach would involve the National Assembly reaching a bipartisan consensus to amend the Constitution, thereby sidestepping the high barrier imposed by the existing legislative process. The Korean Constitution has remained unaltered since its last revision in 1987.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday voiced the need to revise what he described as the outdated Constitution, but said the revision should be led by the National Assembly through bipartisan efforts. Lee made the remarks at a lunch meeting at Cheong Wa Dae with the leadership of the Parliamentarian's Society, an association of former lawmakers, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said. \"Given…",
  "key_points": [
    "President Lee Jae Myung urges Constitution revision.",
    "Current Constitution outdated, needs modernization.",
    "National Assembly consensus better than President-led revision."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Shifting the responsibility for constitutional reform to the National Assembly aims to bypass the high legislative hurdles and potential public skepticism that currently prevent modernization of the long-standing document.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}