First Cabinet meeting: Lee discusses state matters with Yoon's Cabinet members

Welcome to The Daily Report, for this Thursday, June 5th.

President Lee Jae-myung didn't get the luxury of forming his own Cabinet before his term started and has to continue working with those who were appointed by his predecessor.

Despite this, he says, there's no time to waste.

Our Kim Do-yeon starts us off.

It was the first Cabinet meeting for President Lee Jae-myung on Thursday and it lasted well over the scheduled time for four hours.

And, "awkwardness" ensued for those hours as President Lee discussed state matters with the Cabinet who were appointed by impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol.

This is a rare occasion as President Lee doesn't get a transition period and assumed the role first before shaping his own Cabinet.

The President and the Cabinet ended up having gimbap for lunch at the meeting as it ran until his next meeting at 2 PM.

According to the top office, the President, after listening to the most pressing issues, gave his opinion and orders to the ministers.

In addition, the President also focused on analyzing the recent large-scale wildfires, as well as preparedness measures and possible solutions for the future.

Meanwhile, the top office also says that most of the top office employees from the previous administration who had left came back to their posts.

"Most of the former Presidential Office staff have returned to work, and the foundations to gradually resume operations are being laid. Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik is scheduled to communicate with the staff regarding work-related matters during a staff meeting at the Presidential Office on Sunday, the 8th."

President Lee also held a meeting for public safety at the National Security Council's conference room.

He emphasized the importance of public 안전, wearing the yellow emergency response jacket for the first time as the President and meeting with local government officials on accident prevention.

Meanwhile, the top office also said that the President has canceled two Constitutional Court Justice nominations made by former prime minister Han Duck-soo, claiming it was out of his authority.

One was Lee Wan-kyu who also served as the Minister of Government Legislation under President Yoon and the other was Hahm Sang-hoon.

Kim Do-yeon, Arirang News.