South Korea’s presidential chief of staff offers to resign amid slide in Lee’s support
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On Monday, South Korean presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik offered to resign, according to the presidential office. The move follows a decline in support for President Lee Jae Myung.
President Lee's sliding approval ratings have been partly attributed to failed ministerial nominations. Following the resignation offer, the president stated that he had not yet decided whether to accept it.
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Japan Times (JP)Frames the departure as a definitive resignation tied to cabinet nomination failures.
Free Malaysia Today (MY)Emphasizes that the chief of staff merely offered to resign pending presidential decision.
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