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Presidential spokesperson offers to resign to run in upcoming local elections

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Presidential spokesperson Kim Nam-joon submitted his resignation Friday to run for the June local elections, just five months after he was appointed to the post. "I have decided to resign to run in Incheon's Gyeyang-B district in the June elections," Kim told reporters. Kim is considered a close confidant of President Lee Jae Myung, having served as his chief secretary during Lee's time as a lawmaker and as press secretary when Lee was governor …

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Kim Nam-joon, President Lee Jae-myung's closest confidant and Blue House spokesperson, will resign on the 20th. His resignation will be accepted on the 23rd, with his final official appearance on the day. He will officially announce his candidacy for the Incheon Gyeyang by-election at a book launch next month and begin campaigning. Gyeyang was President Lee's constituency during his time as a National Assembly member, and he and Spokesperson Kim…

Kim Nam-joon, the spokesperson for the Blue House, submitted his resignation on the 20th, approximately five months after being appointed as spokesperson on September 29th of last year. Spokesperson Kim met with reporters that day.

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Naver broke the news in on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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