Overview

• President Lee hosted a first three‑way meeting with DP chief Jung Chung-rae and PPP leader Jang Dong-hyeok, producing an agreement in principle to form a consultative body on livelihoods and economic recovery.
• Both parties said working‑level talks will set the council’s scope and agenda, with leaders stressing that the new body must deliver tangible results rather than symbolism.
• DP leader Jung, in his parliamentary address, defended extending three special counsel investigations tied to Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed martial law bid and related cases, calling for zero tolerance and rejecting claims of political retribution.
• PPP leaders pushed back: Jang urged Lee to veto extension bills and a proposed special tribunal and secured a separate one‑on‑one meeting with the president, while floor leader Song Eon-seog labeled Lee’s first 100 days “utter chaos” and vowed to resist the DP’s legislative drive.
• The Georgia immigration raid that detained hundreds of Korean workers was raised as an urgent concern during the meeting, adding pressure for coordination even as partisan confrontation resumed.