Lee voices need to revise outdated Constitution, says assembly should take lead

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SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday voiced the need to revise what he described as the outdated Constitution, but said the revision should be led by the National Assembly through bipartisan efforts.

Lee made the remarks at a lunch meeting at Cheong Wa Dae with the leadership of the Parliamentarian's Society, an association of former lawmakers, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said.

"Given the contemporary environment, the current Constitution is somehow like a cloth that does not fit contemporary society," the president was quoted as saying.

He voiced the need to revise the Constitution but noted a constitutional revision led by the president may not be welcomed by the public, according to Kang.

The president also highlighted the "high barrier" posed by the required consent of two-thirds of lawmakers to revise the Constitution, stressing that the most desirable way would be for the National Assembly to revise the Constitution through a bipartisan agreement.

The South Korean Constitution has remained unchanged since its last revision in 1987. Lee has called for a shift from the current single five-year presidential term to a four-year, two-term system through a constitutional revision.

The National Assembly, where Lee's Democratic Party holds a majority, put a constitutional amendment bill to a vote in May, but the bill was scuttled amid an opposition boycott.

President Lee Jae Myung attends a Cabinet meeting on Nov. 3, 2026. (Yonhap)

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首尔，11月4日（韩联社）——韩国总统李在明周三表示，有必要修改他所称的过时宪法，但他表示，修改工作应该由国会通过两党合作来主导。

总统发言人康裕贞表示，李明博是在青瓦台与前议员协会（国会议员协会）领导层共进午餐时发表上述言论的。

总统曾表示：“鉴于当今环境，现行宪法就像一块不适合当代社会的布料。”

据康表示，他表达了修改宪法的必要性，但指出由总统主导的宪法修订可能不会受到公众的欢迎。

总统还强调，修改宪法需要三分之二的立法者同意，这构成了“很高的门槛”，并强调最理想的方式是国民议会通过两党协议来修改宪法。

韩国宪法自1987年上次修订以来一直未作修改。李明博呼吁通过修改宪法，将目前五年一届的总统任期改为四年两届制。

李登辉领导的民主党在国民议会中占据多数席位。今年5月，国民议会就一项宪法修正案进行投票表决，但由于反对派的抵制，该修正案最终被搁置。

2026年11月3日，李在明总统出席内阁会议。（韩联社）

（领导）李呼吁修改宪法以体现民主化精神

李光耀否认竞选连任的猜测，誓言继续推进改革

（导语）李重申，他不会通过修改宪法寻求连任。

李光耀呼吁修订过时的宪法，并表示国会应发挥主导作用。