President Lee Jae-myung, who took office in June 2025 after a snap election triggered by his predecessor's impeachment and removal, faces approval ratings in the mid-30s amid controversies over ministerial nominations, real estate policies, and local election fallout. Recent weeks have seen public pledges of humility and a press conference clarifying positions on constitutional reform and special counsel matters, with no active National Assembly impeachment motions or broad coalition support for early removal. South Korea's fixed five-year single-term structure requires supermajority legislative action or other extraordinary triggers for ouster, and the ruling Democratic Party's position has contained opposition challenges. These factors underpin the market's assessment that Lee will remain in office through the end of 2026.