President Park Geun-hye will hold talks with chief editors of leading newspapers and TV stations in South Korea next month to better gauge public opinion following the parliamentary election, the presidential office said Sunday.

Cheong Wa Dae said the luncheon meeting will be held Tuesday and will be the first such gathering since the chief executive met with senior editorial writers in July 2013. In April 2013, two months into her administration, Park met chief editors of major news outlets to explain the goals of her government.

The presidential office said Park will deliver a keynote speech that will be followed by a Q&A session with the 46 journalists, including Yonhap News Agency's chief editor Lee Chang-seob.

Political watchers said the meeting is significant because it comes after the ruling Saenuri Party was soundly defeated in the April 13 election.

It won just 122 seats of the 300 up for grabs, not only losing the majority, but giving up its title as the largest single party in South Korea's National Assembly. The main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea won 123 seats, while the splinter People's Party took 38 seats. The remaining positions went to a minor progressive party and independents.

"The meeting will allow Park to listen to public opinion and give her an opportunity to call on the opposition party for cooperation in key economic reform measures that have been held up in the past," a political pundit said.

He added that talking with journalists could help Park alleviate her image of not doing enough to communicate with the people.

A presidential aide said that the president will use the event to outline her willingness to work closely with the opposition dominated National Assembly whose lawmakers take office on May 30. (Yonhap)