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Lee Jae Myung

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Lee Jae Myung is the President of South Korea.

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"As one citizen and as the president responsible for the government, I express deep regret."
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"The people’s right to vote is a constitutional right that must not be restricted or infringed upon for any reason, and this incident is a grave matter that has undermined the foundation of popular sovereignty."
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"The National Election Commission caused immense disruption to the people’s exercise of their right to vote during the June 3 local elections."
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"As one citizen and as the president responsible for the government, I express deep regret."
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"As one citizen and as the president responsible for the government, I express deep regret."
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"As one citizen and as the president responsible for the government, I express deep regret."
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"As one citizen and as the president responsible for the government, I express deep regret."
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"As one citizen and as the president responsible for the government, I express deep regret."
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"We will officially recognize South Korea as the most hostile country and deal with it thoroughly by rejecting and ignoring it through the most explicit words and actions."
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"It was possible because it was the Republic of Korea."
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"this inhumane and disgraceful conduct"
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"the early exit of the team appears to be a failure of organisation and personnel"
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"not just confusion but utter bewilderment at the unexpected outcome"
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"One of the top priorities of this government is balanced regional development."
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"The logistics and industrial robots to be mass-produced at this factory will be connected to the AI data centre for constant learning. This area will be reborn as a future city where everyone conveniently uses robots in their daily lives."
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"problemet er sikkerhet"
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"called for the full mobilization of personnel and equipment to contain the fire and support rescue operations."
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"calling for safety measures to prevent the damaged structure from collapsing during search operations."
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"insults the victims and the bloody struggle"
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"'Heatwave conditions once seen only in foreign news reports have now become our reality.'"
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"Although this was not an act by our government, I express regret to the North Korean side over the unnecessary military tension caused by such reckless behavior."
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"Lee expresses regret over drone flights by individuals into North Korea, saying that such behavior has caused unnecessary military tension with Pyongyang."
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"We express regret to the North over the unnecessary military tensions caused by the irresponsible and reckless actions of some individuals."
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"Such actions, even when deemed necessary for national strategy, must be approached with extreme caution."
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""Although it was not our government's intention, we express our regret to the North over the fact that unnecessary military tensions were caused by the irresponsible and reckless actions of some individuals.""
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"unscrupulous abuse that destroys the order of the entire market and causes great harm to everyone"
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"the issue is safety"
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"Let us put down our intentions to threaten each other and begin discussions to end the long-running war as the directly involved parties."
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"I hope no human casualties occur and I pray that Neukgu also returns home safely."
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February 20, 2026