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Chung Jeung-sik: "Seoul Housing Prices Hit 1 Billion Won in One Year of Lee Jae-myung Administration... Policy Must Be Completely Overhauled" People Power Party Floor Leader Chung Jeung-sik urged a complete overhaul of the government's real estate policy today , stating, "The era of 1 billion won housing prices in Seoul, reached just one year into the Lee Jae-myung administration, is proof that the administration's real estate policy has been fundamentally flawed from the start." "It is reported that Seoul's housing sale prices have surpassed 1 billion won for the first time in history. SBS Jun 16, 2026 10:31 AM

Exclusive: Ballot Shortage Chaos Unfolds, Yet First Emergency Meeting Held Only at Dawn the Next Day On the day of the June 3 local elections, when a ballot shortage crisis erupted in Songpa-gu, Seoul, what were the Seoul Metropolitan Election Commission members doing instead of addressing the situation? Our investigation has confirmed that they did not hold a single emergency meeting; instead, they proceeded with their scheduled field inspections of polling and counting stations. SBS Jun 16, 2026 8:31 AM

Factional Conflict Escalates Ahead of Party Convention; Calls for "Vigilance" Following Approval Rating Reversal Factional conflict is intensifying ahead of the Democratic Party's national convention in August. SBS Jun 16, 2026 7:54 AM

People Power Party Files Election Petitions in 6 Regions Including Seoul; Oh Se-hoon's Side Says It Will "Wait and See" The People Power Party has decided to file petitions to nullify election results in six regions, including Seoul, where shortages of ballot papers occurred. SBS Jun 16, 2026 6:55 AM

Exclusive: Voting Ballot Shortage Chaos Unfolds, Yet First Meeting Held Only at Dawn the Next Day It has been confirmed that when a shortage of ballots occurred in Songpa-gu, Seoul, members of the Seoul Metropolitan Election Commission did not hold an emergency meeting to address the situation, but instead proceeded with their pre-scheduled site inspections of polling and counting stations. SBS Jun 16, 2026 6:51 AM

JTBC, JoongAng Holdings, and 3 Others File for Court Receivership: "Sincere Apologies" Key affiliates of the JoongAng Group, including JTBC, have filed for court receivership. SBS Jun 16, 2026 6:38 AM

President Lee Meets Pope Leo XIV, Extends Invitation for Visit Next Year President Lee Jae-myung met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican to discuss issues concerning the Korean Peninsula and world peace. SBS Jun 16, 2026 6:27 AM

President Lee Presents Pope Leo XIV with White Porcelain Jar and 'Embrace of God' Sculpture The gifts include the 'Embrace of God' sculpture, symbolizing compassion, forgiveness, reconciliation, and the restoration of community, as well as a white porcelain jar, which reflects the values of priestly poverty and reflection through the neatness and aesthetics of emptiness inherent in Korean white porcelain. SBS Jun 16, 2026 1:59 AM

President Lee Meets Korean Community in Italy: "Inability to Exercise Voting Rights Is a Serious Issue" President Lee Jae-myung, who is on an official visit to the Vatican, met with Korean residents in Italy during a luncheon meeting to offer his encouragement. SBS Jun 16, 2026 1:58 AM

President Lee Acknowledges Concerns Over Suffrage, Orders Strict Investigation into Protester Misconduct President Lee Jae-myung, currently on a tour of Europe, has stated that he acknowledges the public's concerns regarding the infringement of suffrage rights, while simultaneously criticizing conspiracy theories about election fraud as antisocial behavior. SBS Jun 16, 2026 12:57 AM