·President Lee Jae Myung (center) holds a meeting with the leaders of the legislative, judiciary and administrative branches at the presidential office in Seoul on Monday.
·Attending the meeting are Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, Constitutional Court chief Kim Sang-hwan and National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik.
·(Pool photo via Yonhap) South Korea’s top constitutional leaders have agreed to pursue a sweeping overhaul of the country’s election management system and hold officials accountable for the ballot shortages that marred the June 3 local elections, according to Cheong Wa Dae.
·The outcome came after President Lee Jae Myung held a meeting with newly-elected National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik, Chief Justice Jo Hee-de, President of the Constitutional Court Kim Sang-hwan and outgoing Prime Minister Kim Min-seok at Cheong Wa Dae on Monday.
·The meeting was held to discuss how to uncover the truth behind the unprecedented ballot shortages that disrupted the June 3 local elections and prevent a recurrence.
