Politics · South Korea · 1 day ago
South Korea’s president plans more ways to communicate directly with the public
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he had reflected on how he communicates with the public and wants to do more directly.
Presidential communications aide Sung Ki-hong said Lee made the comments on a flight back to Seoul after a state visit to Mexico.
Sung said Lee’s direct communication with the public would use a wider range of methods, not just social media.
He pointed to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s regular live press conferences and visits around the country as examples of ways leaders can reach people.
The aim, Sung said, is to bring the public closer to the president and make government communication more open.
Social media is one channel among several, and no specific next steps were announced.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung plans to expand the ways he communicates directly with the public, presidential aide Sung Ki-hong said.
Sung said Lee made the commitment on a flight back to Seoul after a state visit to Mexico.
Lee said he had reflected on the need to communicate more with the public.
Sung said social media is one of several channels and that the goal is to narrow the distance between the president and the public.
- Who
- President Lee Jae-myung plans to communicate more directly with the public.
- What
- His direct communication is expected to use a wider range of channels, with social media as one option.
- When
- Sung Ki-hong reported Lee’s remarks on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Lee made the remarks on a flight back to Seoul after a state visit to Mexico.
- Why
- Lee said he had reflected on the need for more direct communication with the public.
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The president’s direct communication will also become more diverse in that direction.
Social media is only one of several channels for communicating with the public.
I reflected. From now on, I should communicate harder with the people and communicate more directly.
Lee said on the flight back to Seoul that he had reflected on the need to communicate more directly with the public.
Sung Ki-hong shared Lee’s remarks and said the president’s direct communication would expand across different channels.
- President
- Lee Jae-myung
- Presidential aide
- Sung Ki-hong
- Statement reported
- October 11, 2026
- Return flight
- Mexico to Seoul
- Social media
- One of several communication channels
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