Modern Korean presidential history often reads like a long-running case study in leadership types. Over the decades, the office has been occupied by a variety of figures in style and ambition, yet many shared an implicit premise: The president stands apart from the public, legitimized not so much by higher statesmanship as by extreme ideology, elite credentials, regional identity and ties to wealth and status.

President Lee Jae Myung appears, at least so far, to break with that pattern. He projects a leadership style that feels less like a pure continuation of any one camp but more like a practical mix: the democratic conviction associated with President Roh Moo-hyun, who insisted that political power flows from citizens, combined with the governing pragmatism often credited to Preside

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