President Lee Jae-myung reaffirmed his commitment to procedural, consensus-driven reform after his approval rating fell to 38 percent, while divisions within the ruling bloc widened over prosecutorial reform and key appointments. Gallup Korea recorded Lee's lowest approval since taking office, with 51 percent assessing his performance negatively. Democratic Party of Korea leader Kim Min-seok accused Gyeonggi Governor Choo Mi-ae and other hardliners of destabilizing the administration, comparing the dispute to divisions preceding former President Roh Moo-hyun's 2004 impeachment. Choo and other critics argued that Lee was slowing prosecutorial reform, particularly through the nomination of Kim Ji-yong to lead the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency and a proposal to retain the prosecution's organizational structure. Lee ordered a re-verification of Kim Ji-yong's nomination and revisions to the prosecutorial proposal, while the party and government agreed to reduce prosecutor quotas through legal amendments. The conflict has also encompassed the withdrawal of gender equality minister nominee Yong Hye-in, criticism of justice minister nominee Kim Seung-won, housing pressures, constitutional reform and questions over the administration's political direction.