{
  "id": 727110,
  "title": "Lee reportedly holds golf outings with senior opposition lawmakers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/lee-reportedly-holds-golf-outings-with-senior-opposition-lawmakers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T03:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260813/lee-reportedly-holds-golf-outings-with-senior-opposition-lawmakers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung has been organizing golf outings with senior members of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), according to sources. These meetings took place in June with two senior PPP lawmakers, Rep. Joo Ho-young and Rep. Park Duk-hyum, who serve as the deputy speaker. All speakers and deputy speakers from both halves of the current Assembly were invited, with both the first and second Assembly speakers reportedly attending the golf round.\n\nThe lawmakers discussed regional matters, such as the necessity of advancing the integration between Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province. In June, during the press conference marking his first year in office, President Lee emphasized the importance of further administrative reforms.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung has held a series of golf meetings with senior lawmakers from the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), sources said Thursday, in an apparent effort to foster dialogue with the opposition party. Lee played a round of golf in June with six-term PPP Rep. Joo Ho-young, who represents a constituency in the southeastern city of Daegu and served as deputy speaker during the…",
  "key_points": [
    "President Lee Jae Myung organizes golf outings with senior PPP lawmakers.",
    "Meetings held in June with Rep. Joo Ho-young and Rep. Park Duk-hyum.",
    "Discussions on regional matters and administrative reforms."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee reportedly holds golf outings with senior opposition lawmakers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/lee-reportedly-holds-golf-outings-with-senior-opposition-lawmakers-728859",
        "published": "2026-08-13T02:39:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee reportedly holds golf outings with senior opposition lawmakers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/lee-reportedly-holds-golf-outings-with-senior-opposition-lawmakers-727984",
        "published": "2026-08-13T03:57:03.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}