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"Start Voting Later Because Commuting Is Early": Absurd Suggestions Found in Report It has been revealed that a 2022 research report by the Korea Institute of Public Administration, which the National Election Commission used as the basis for reducing the number of ballots printed for the June 3 local elections, clearly reflected the NEC's administrative convenience-oriented attitude that led to the "ballot shortage" crisis. SBS Jun 15, 2026 5:27 PM

President Lee Meets Pope Leo XIV... Hopes for Shared Understanding on 'Peace on the Korean Peninsula' President Lee Jae-myung met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on June 15 . This marks President Lee's first meeting with the Pope. SBS Jun 15, 2026 4:44 PM

Signs of Prolonged Protest at Jamsil Vote Counting Station; Public Opinion Shifts from 'Rigged' to 'Poorly Managed' Election When quoting this interview, please accurately cite the program name, 'SBS .' Co… SBS Jun 15, 2026 4:41 PM

People Power Party Internal Conflict: Yang Hyang-ja Calls for 'Zombie' Leadership to Resign; Jang Dong-hyeok Retorts, 'Comparing Us to Zombies Is an Insult to Party Members and the Public' When quoting this interview, please accurately cite the program name, SBS 'Joo Young-jin's News Briefing.' Copyright belongs to SBS. SBS Jun 15, 2026 4:37 PM

Political Talk: Jung Chung-rae Continues to Praise President Lee; How Does He Respond to Calls for Resignation Within the Party? When quoting this interview, please accurately state the program name, 'SBS .' The copyright belongs to SBS. SBS Jun 15, 2026 4:33 PM

Political Parties' Approval Ratings Flip: Lee Yong-woo Says "Shocking and Painful," Kim Keun-sik Asks "What Did We Even Do?" When quoting this interview, please accurately credit the program . Copyright belongs to SBS. SBS Jun 15, 2026 4:27 PM

Interview: Lim Mi-ae Says "It's Too Late for Jung Chung-rae to Resign Over Election Responsibility" When quoting this interview, please accurately cite the program name, . The copyright belongs to SBS. SBS Jun 15, 2026 4:07 PM

Prime Minister Kim Pledges "Unprecedented Support" for Regional Corporate Investment via Policy Funds and Public Finance Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said today , "To promote corporate investment in regional areas, we will prepare unprecedented financial support measures and utilize policy funds, such as the National Growth Fund, and public finance to ensure sufficient funding is provided." In his opening remarks at the 3rd Pan-Government Council for the Great Transformation of National Territory held at the Government Complex Seoul today, Prime Minister Kim stated, "We will mobilize all available policy tools to actively support corporate investment in order to foster the '5-Pole, 3-Special' growth engines." He further promised, "We will significantly expand support for region-led R&D and increase investment in startups within the growth engine industries. SBS Jun 15, 2026 3:58 PM

JoongAng Group Vice Chairman Hong Jeong-do: "Rehabilitation Filing Inevitable… Apologies to Creditors and Shareholders" JoongAng Group Vice Chairman Hong Jeong-do bowed his head in apology, stating, "I am sorry for causing such trouble," regarding the decision by JoongAng Holdings, the holding company of JoongAng Group, and several affiliates including the general programming channel JTBC to file for rehabilitation procedures due to a liquidity crisis. SBS Jun 15, 2026 3:56 PM

BAI: 13 Incheon Airport Facilities at Risk of Collapse in Magnitude 6.1–6.5 Earthquakes According to the results of a periodic audit of the IIAC released by the BAI on Monday , the corporation failed to evaluate whether 142 out of 212 existing airport facilities met current seismic standards for up to 25 years after their completion, solely on the grounds that they had been designed to resist earthquakes at the time of construction. SBS Jun 15, 2026 3:51 PM