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The proposal, reported by Yonhap news agency on 14 August 2026, aims to address concerns over the concentration of power in the presidency, which critics have described as an 'imperial presidency'."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Under the current constitution, South Korean presidents are limited to one five-year term. The proposed amendment would require the support of at least 200 members of the National Assembly to pass. A Blue House official, cited by Yonhap, said the reform model had the broadest public acceptance and should be pursued through political consensus in the National Assembly."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No left-rated outlet ran this story at all. None of the digests or reports below mention whether the proposed amendment includes any provisions for limiting the total number of terms a president may serve. 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