·Analysts cite outreach, pragmatic appointments and active communication, but say Lee still falls short on political restoration and constitutional reform.
·President Lee Jae Myung opened his term a year ago with a promise to govern as a "president for all." His first nationwide election test suggests not everyone is convinced he has kept it.
·The June 3 local elections came as his first major test, and not everyone is convinced that he has kept to his word.
·The ruling Democratic Party won 12 of the 16 metropolitan mayoral and gubernatorial races that were up for grabs, but lost Seoul to the conservative People Power Party, leaving it with a 12-to-4 scorecard that blended support with restraint.
·A year into his presidency, analysts credit Lee with symbolic efforts toward unity, pragmatism and communication while saying he has yet to deliver the "restoration of politics" he set as a goal.