Committee to come up with blueprint for how president will run South Korea
President Lee Jae-myung kicked off his term with a moderately stronger polling position than his predecessor, Yoon Suk Yeol.
A poll released Monday showed 58.6 percent of respondents said Lee was doing a good job, while 34.2 percent said he was not, and 7.2 percent said they weren't sure.
The poll was conducted by Realmeter on June 9-13 of 2,507 voters aged 18 and up during Lee's first week in office.
Among the past four former presidents, Moon Jae-in had the highest first approval rating at 81.6 percent, followed by Lee Myung-bak's 76 percent. Park Geun-hye and Yoon had 54.8 percent and 52.1 percent, respectively.
More about the poll is available on the National Election Commission website.
The presidential state affairs committee launched on Monday, tasked with providing the Lee administration with a blueprint for running the country.
Lee assumed office without a transition period on June 4, the day after the election, following Yoon's removal from office.
The state affairs committee will take on the role of a presidential transition team, and run for the next 60 days with a possible 20-day extension. It is chaired by Lee Han-joo, the director of the Democratic Party of Korea's think tank, the Institute for Democracy.
The institute's director is one of the architects of Lee Jae-myung's signature policy of a universal basic income, which dates back to the president's days as Seongnam mayor.
The state affairs committee will receive briefings from ministries and work with experts to pitch and review policy items.
Senior Democratic Party lawmakers stand as leading members of the state affairs committee, which will act as a bridge between the ruling party and the presidential office.
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