South Korea's Democratic Party majority in the National Assembly and constitutional protections under Article 84 have kept impeachment proceedings out of reach for opposition forces, as any removal vote would require a two-thirds supermajority that remains unattainable. Lee Jae-myung's June 2025 landslide victory established a five-year term extending through 2030, with recent approval ratings near 60 percent supported by steady diplomatic outreach, including summits with Vietnam and India, and his January 2026 New Year's address outlining economic transformation priorities. Upcoming June local elections and opposition critiques over judicial matters have produced no measurable shift in trader assessments of removal risk before year-end.