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President Lee Approves Appointment of Han Seong-sook as Prime Minister, Marking Second Female Prime Minister in History The effective date of Prime Minister Han's appointment is July 1. With this, Han will take office as the 50th Prime Minister and the second to serve under the Lee Jae-myung administration. SBS Jun 30, 2026 11:33 PM

"Leading the Opposition to KORUS FTA"... 'Legitimacy, Sycophant, and Exhumation' Clash The race for the Democratic Party's leadership ahead of the national convention in August is heating up. SBS Jun 30, 2026 10:04 PM

National Report Meeting Held in Gwangju: "Honam Investment Based on Economic Principles" With Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix announcing the creation of an 800 trillion won semiconductor base in the Honam region, President Lee Jae-myung held a national report meeting today in Gwangju, the city identified as the candidate site. SBS Jun 30, 2026 10:04 PM

"A Political Show Full of Numbers"… "Special Legislation and Additional Budget Support" Political debate continues to intensify over the establishment of a semiconductor base in the Honam region. SBS Jun 30, 2026 10:04 PM

"Worse Than a Neighborhood Social Club"... Politicians Target Korea Football Association Politicians from both sides of the aisle are taking aim at the Korea Football Association . SBS Jun 30, 2026 10:04 PM

Democratic Party Elects 11 Standing Committee Chairs Unilaterally As negotiations between the ruling and opposition parties to form the leadership for the second half of the 22nd National Assembly ultimately collapsed, the Democratic Party of Korea has moved to unilaterally elect 11 standing committee chairs based on the ratio of parliamentary seats. SBS Jun 30, 2026 10:04 PM

Rep. Kim Hyun Urges Policy Discussions to Support Cable TV, Emphasizing Role of Broadcasting and Media Commission Kim Hyun of the Democratic Party of Korea Representative Kim Hyun, who serves as the ranking member of the Democratic Party of Korea on the National Assembly's Science, Technology, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee, emphasized the need to expedite policy discussions to support the cable TV industry. SBS Jun 30, 2026 7:54 PM

Jang Dong-hyuk: "Ignoring the Cries at Olympic Park Will Leave Politicians Facing the Backlash" People Power Party Representative Jang Dong-hyuk stated, "If we ignore the cries from Olympic Park and do not fight alongside them with our lives on the line, the blame will ultimately fall on the politicians who stood by with their arms crossed." Representative Jang attended the "Youth and University Student Debate on the June 3 Disenfranchisement Crisis," hosted by the party's youth bureau at the National Assembly this afternoon , to call for the dissolution and reform of the corrupt and incompetent National Election Commission and to demand a re-election. SBS Jun 30, 2026 6:13 PM

Kwon Man-hak Appointed as President of Korea Institute for National Unification KINU described the new president as an expert in international politics who has conducted research on inter-Korean relations, East Asian security, and South Korean political economy, while also providing policy advice on the situation regarding the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia. SBS Jun 30, 2026 6:11 PM

Discovery of an Exclusive: "Those Are Real Ballots," An Absurd Excuse… The Shocking Reality of the NEC Caught on CCTV 01:35 Q. Ballots delivered in a shopping bag—how did such an absurd incident occur? 02:27 Q. SBS Jun 30, 2026 6:02 PM