South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol addressed the ruling People Power Party’s (PPP) landslide defeat in last week’s general election during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning. Yoon acknowledged that his administration had fallen short of the public’s expectations, and he pledged to listen more closely to the public’s concerns and prioritize policies that directly benefit citizens.

Later in the afternoon, a high-ranking official from the presidential office told reporters that the president apologized for not properly examining and upholding the will of the people, stating, “I, as the President, have failed.” The official also said that Yoon is “open to everything” regarding a potential meeting with Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung. These comments were not present in the president’s official remarks.