Government of the Republic of Korea

2025 — Present

This issue chronologically tracks major personnel decisions, policy actions, budgets, economic and industrial measures, foreign and security policy, social policy, and disaster responses under the administration of President Lee Jae Myung, which took office in 2025. Major government-level changes remain on the parent timeline, while policies warranting independent tracking are connected to dedicated detail issues.

2025 — Present

This issue tracks major real estate measures introduced by the Lee Jae Myung administration in response to housing prices, household debt, rental-market conditions, and housing supply. It covers the June 2025 household-debt restrictions focused on the Seoul Capital Area, subsequent supply and market-stabilization measures, and the 2026 push to accelerate housing supply and adjust related rules.

2026 — Present

This issue tracks the process of formally introducing medication abortion into South Korea's national healthcare system, including regulatory approval, review procedures, prescribing and dispensing standards, and implementation.

2026 — Present

This issue tracks the South Korean government's expansion and reorganization of the former Presidential Committee on Ageing Society and Population Policy into the Population Strategy Committee, as well as the development of a long-term national population strategy. It covers not only low birth rates and aging, but also regional population imbalances, migration, changes in household composition, employment, housing, and care.

2026 — Present

This issue tracks the 2026 effort by Government of the Republic of Korea to expand housing supply and accelerate construction in response to housing shortages and rising sale and rental prices in the Seoul Capital Area. It follows the August 13 fast-track housing supply plan, including more than 230,000 additional homes, accelerated public housing projects, new public housing sites, support for redevelopment and private construction, expanded project-finance support, housing assistance for young people and newlyweds, and subsequent implementation reviews.

2026 — Present

The Government of the Republic of Korea began a second-round relocation process for public institutions in 2026, reviewing roughly 350 institutions based in the Seoul Capital Area. This issue tracks the principles for relocation, the planned finalization of the relocation plan in the fourth quarter of 2026, early relocations beginning in 2027, and the eventual selection of institutions and destinations.

2026 — Present

This issue tracks the 2027 government budget proposal approved on September 1, 2026, as well as its subsequent review and final passage by the National Assembly. Because the process continues through submission to the National Assembly, standing committee review, Budget and Accounts Committee deliberations, plenary voting, and final approval, it is tracked as a separate issue.

2025 — Present

This issue tracks the Lee Jae Myung administration's restructuring of the prosecution system and the institutional separation of investigation and prosecution functions. It covers the policy roadmap, government reorganization, legislation abolishing the existing Prosecutors' Office and establishing a Public Prosecution Agency and Serious Crimes Investigation Office, amendments to criminal procedure, and implementing regulations ahead of the statutory October 2, 2026 transition.