# South Korea justice pick steps aside, giving Lee a second cabinet setback as approval falls

https://mins.news/en/item/65147

- Reuters, 2026-09-19 03:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-justice-nominee-withdraws-lees-second-cabinet-setback-polls-slide-2026-09-19/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aadfd0b89e5cf0001dfba6d

> Lee Jae Myung’s choice to head South Korea’s justice ministry abandoned the nomination on Saturday. The move gives the president his second cabinet-selection setback this month while his approval numbers lose ground.

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