President Lee leaves home, visits Seoul National Cemetery — in pictures

Published June 4, 2025 - 11:12 a.m.

President Lee Jae-myung, center, and first lady Kim Hye-kyung, second to left, salute the national flag after paying their respects at Seoul National Cemetery in Dongjak District, southern Seoul, alongside the Democratic Party’s campaign leadership on June 4. [JOINT PRESS CORPS] — President Lee Jae-myung, center, and first lady Kim Hye-kyung, second to left, salute the national flag after paying their respects at Seoul National Cemetery in Dongjak District, southern Seoul, alongside the Democratic Party’s campaign leadership on June 4.

President Lee Jae-myung began his first official schedule after winning the presidency with a visit to Seoul National Cemetery on Wednesday morning.

Lee left his home in Gyeyang District, Incheon, and attended a farewell event with local residents before heading to the cemetery.

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President Lee Jae-myung, right, and first lady Kim Hye-kyung, center, greet their supporters in front of their home in Gyeyang District, Incheon, on June 4. [JOINT PRESS CORPS] — President Lee Jae-myung, right, and first lady Kim Hye-kyung, center, greet their supporters in front of their home in Gyeyang District, Incheon, on June 4.

President Lee Jae-myung, second to left, and first lady Kim Hye-kyung, left, greet their supporters in front of their home in Gyeyang District, Incheon, on June 4. [JOINT PRESS CORPS] — President Lee Jae-myung, second to left, and first lady Kim Hye-kyung, left, greet their supporters in front of their home in Gyeyang District, Incheon, on June 4.

"A world where we live together — a country where the people are the owners, a country where the people are happy — I will build it together with the people,” he wrote in a guestbook at the cemetery.

Lee will move to the National Assembly building for his inauguration ceremony, where he is scheduled to deliver a speech to the public along with the presidential oath of office in accordance with Article 69 of the Constitution.