Korea Times· 1h ago
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon was denied an opportunity to publicly address housing policy at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, his first in-person encounter with President Lee Jae Myung since beginning his fifth term as mayor of the Korean capital. This marked Oh's first Cabinet meeting in 11 months, since August 2025, and his first since he was reelected in the closely contested June 3 local elections. The encounter drew attention as the mayor and the president have diverging views on housing policy, with Oh expected to present his views directly to Lee. Lee, who resumed chairing the weekly Cabinet meeting after returning from the NATO summit in Turkey and a state visit to Mongolia, congratulated Oh on his reelection and gave him the floor before the live broadcast open session moved behind closed doors. Prime Minister Han Seong-sook had presided over last week's meeting — the first since newly elected local government officials took office on July 1 — in the president's absence. As an attending o
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