{
  "id": 838513,
  "title": "Lee believes Nat'l Assembly should decide constitutional revision: presidential office",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/lee-believes-natl-assembly-should-decide-constitutional-revision-838513",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T05:12:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260814/lee-believes-natl-assembly-should-decide-constitutional-revision-presidential-office"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung has stated that the National Assembly should be responsible for deciding the path forward in a constitutional revision, according to a presidential official. The official attributed the remarks to Lee, who expressed concerns about the excessive concentration of power in the presidency. This statement comes after a report the previous day indicated that Lee had suggested the need for a constitutional revision to address issues with the presidential system. The official emphasized that Lee believes a four-year, two-term presidential system, which would grant more power to the National Assembly, would likely be the most acceptable to the public. However, the official also noted that such a constitutional reform would require the consent of at least 200 out of the 300 lawmakers in the National Assembly.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung believes it is up to the National Assembly to decide the direction of a constitutional revision, a presidential official said Friday, adding the president sees problems arising from the country's governing system that rests too much power on the president. The remarks follow a report the previous day that Lee raised the need for a constitutional revision to reform the…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee believes Nat'l Assembly should decide constitutional revision: presidential office",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/lee-believes-natl-assembly-should-decide-constitutional-revision",
        "published": "2026-08-14T03:48:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee believes Nat'l Assembly should decide constitutional revision: presidential office",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/lee-believes-natl-assembly-should-decide-constitutional-revision-837562",
        "published": "2026-08-14T05:02:02.000Z"
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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."
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