More important than questions such as when he will resume the casual interviews or where he will move the press room is how to transform his instincts to directly tackle a problem to push forward those three major reforms.
It is regrettable that President Yoon Suk-yeol stopped the casual — and daily — conversations with the media when he reports to work.
President Yoon Suk-yeol suspended his iconic “doorstep interviews” with the press citing a recent scuffle with an MBC reporter.
If President Yoon Suk-yeol wants to make the doorstep interviews the symbol of his administration, or a tradition to be continued into the next administration, the president’s improvisation alone won’t be enough.
President Yoon Suk-yeol has responded to impromptu questions at the doorstep of his office 17 times since taking office in May.
Lee Kuan Yew once told President Roh Tae-woo that the words of a national leader must be as unique as a fingerprint. He emphasized the need for depth and soul in the speeches of a national leader.
President Yoon Suk-yeol must make the best of the 22-month election-less period before the 2024 parliamentary elections.
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