SEOUL, December 29 (AJP) - President Lee Jae-myung arrived at the Blue House main building for the first time on Dec. 29, holding a morning tea time with aides and marking the beginning of the Blue House era.
President Lee's commute to the Blue House comes about seven months after his inauguration and about three years and seven months after the Yoon Suk-yeol administration moved the presidential office to Yongsan in May 2022.
At 12 a.m. on this day, the Phoenix Flag, symbolizing the South Korean head of state, was raised at the Blue House. The official name of the presidential office has been reverted to "Blue House" (Cheong Wa Dae) and the official emblem is also being changed.
The presidential office's completion of the return to the Blue House within the year is interpreted as a symbolic expression of the will to break from the Yongsan era, which was stained by the Dec. 3 emergency martial law declaration and impeachment, and to accelerate a future-oriented approach to state affairs.
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