South Korean President Moon Jae-in's constitutional revision proposal calls for changing the current single five-year presidential term to a maximum of two successive four-year terms pending reelection.
Cho Kuk, senior presidential secretary for legal affairs, made clear on Thursday that, even if the Constitution is revised according to government proposal, President Moon cannot seek reelection after his single term ends in May 2022.
Changing the power structure is the central part of the constitutional revision amid calls for revising the current presidential system, which has long been blamed for concentrating too much power in the president in a way prone to corruption.
The government plans to submit the proposal to the National Assembly on Monday.
Source: Arirang News
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