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  "id": 8840750,
  "title": "Presidential chief of staff offers to resign over bungled Cabinet nominations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/presidential-chief-of-staff-offers-to-resign-over-bungled-cabinet-8840750",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T04:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260921/presidential-chief-of-staff-offers-to-resign-over-bungled-cabinet-nominations"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, President Lee Jae Myung's chief of staff, Kang Hoon-sik, tendered his resignation, accepting full responsibility for a series of Cabinet nominations that have been widely criticized as bungled. Kang conveyed his intention to step down to Lee earlier in the day, according to a senior presidential secretary for public relations, Sung Ki-hong, during a briefing. The presidential office has not yet confirmed whether Lee has accepted Kang's resignation. Kang serves as the chairman of Cheong Wa Dae's personnel committee, overseeing the selection and screening of minister-level officials. His offer to resign is seen as a response to the successive withdrawals of nominees for the positions of gender equality minister, Yong Hye-in, and justice minister, Kim Seung-won.",
  "summary": "Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik offered to resign, Monday, taking responsibility for a string of bungled Cabinet nominations that has fueled criticism of President Lee Jae Myung’s personnel vetting system. Kang conveyed his intention to step down to Lee earlier in the day, senior presidential secretary for public relations Sung Ki-hong said during a briefing. The presidential office did…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik offers to resign: press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/urgent-presidential-chief-of-staff-kang-hoon-sik-offers-to-resign",
        "published": "2026-09-21T04:04:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hankyoreh",
        "title": "[Breaking] Lee’s chief of staff tenders resignation over vetting of Cabinet picks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/breaking-lees-chief-of-staff-tenders-resignation-over-vetting-of",
        "published": "2026-09-21T04:06:41.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Presidential chief of staff offers to resign over bungled Cabinet nominations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/presidential-chief-of-staff-offers-to-resign-over-bungled-cabinet",
        "published": "2026-09-21T04:32:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik Offers to Resign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/presidential-chief-of-staff-kang-hoon-sik-offers-to-resign-8845802",
        "published": "2026-09-21T04:45:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Antara News Indonesia",
        "title": "Presidential chief of staff inspects Sekolah Rakyat in North Sumatra",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/presidential-chief-of-staff-inspects-sekolah-rakyat-in-north-sumatra",
        "published": "2026-09-21T09:30:54.000Z"
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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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