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The Democratic Party of Korea held a general meeting of members at the National Assembly on the 27th and decided to conduct a government investigation to determine the truth about various allegations raised against Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae. Jeon Eun-soo, floor spokesperson of the Democratic Party, met with reporters after the general meeting of lawmakers and said, "The consensus was that a government investigation should be conducted, and it was decided to conduct a government investigation." When asked about the specific schedule, former floor spokesperson said, "It hasn't been decided yet," but said the goal is to handle the request for a government investigation at the plenary session on the 5th of next month.

Former President Yoon Seok-yeol's wife, Kim Kun-hee, stood at a crossroads on the 27th between extending her detention and being released, four days before her detention expired at the end of this month. Ms. Kim spoke directly for about 15 minutes during the detention interrogation to determine whether to be further detained, complaining of injustice. The 2nd Division of the Supreme Court (Chief Justice Oh Gyeong-mi), which is examining the case of Ms. Kim's suspicion of sales magic, conducted an arrest warrant interrogation in Court No. 1 of the Supreme Court for about 45 minutes starting at 2:30 pm on this day.

Regarding the transfer of wartime operational control, Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun said on the 27th that he had heard from the U.S. that "the timing and content are converging in communication." In response to a question from Rep. Song Seok-jun of the People's Power Party asking how he was discussing wartime operational control with the U.S. during the comprehensive audit of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee on this day, Minister Cho responded that the discussion was discussed through the recent ROK-U.S. foreign ministers' meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He said, “There was such a discussion during my last meeting with Secretary Rubio, and I also discussed it with Deputy Secretary of War Elbridge Colby when I went to Washington, D.C. at the time.”

Busan Gijang Gori Nuclear Power Plant Units 3 and 4 were permitted to continue operating. This is the fourth time that continued operation of a nuclear power plant that has reached the end of its design life has been permitted, following Gori Unit 1 in 2008, Wolseong Unit 1 in 2015, and Kori Unit 2 in 2025, and the second continuous operation permission under this administration. The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission held its 2026-17 meeting on the 27th and voted to permit continued operation of Kori Units 3 and 4.

The domestic stock market rebounded on the 27th. On this day, KOSPI ended trading at 5,638.34, up 168.87 points (3.09%) from the previous day. The index started at 5,658.65, up 189.18 points (3.46%), and soared during the day, and at 10:13 a.m., a buy sidecar was activated that suspended the program's bid call effect for 5 minutes. This is the first relapse in 4 trading days since the 21st.

It will be quite cold on the 28th, with morning temperatures dropping below freezing in many inland areas. Accordingly, a cold wave warning was issued in most areas. As cold air continues to flow in from the northwest, temperatures in parts of northeastern Gyeonggi, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, North Chungcheong Province, and inland areas of the southern region will fall below 0 degrees on the morning of the 28th. Frost and ice will form throughout the inland areas, especially in these areas.

President Lee Jae-myung was briefed on the 'results of a public opinion poll on lowering the age standard for criminal minors' prepared by the Ministry of Justice at a closed-door meeting of the Cabinet held at the Blue House on the 27th, Blue House Chief Spokesperson Kang Yu-jeong said in a written briefing. After receiving the report, President Lee ordered, “Please make a final conclusion after sufficient review.” Previously, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family reported to the State Council a recommendation to lower the age standard for juvenile offenders from the current 'under 14' to 'under 13' in cases of violent, serious, and repeated crimes, following the first public discussion in July.

The lawyer claimed that the will of a National Election Commission employee who committed suicide the day after being investigated by the National Election Commission's special prosecutor team was made public without the consent of the bereaved family. Attorney Kim Nam-joo of Dodam Law Firm met with reporters at the Dodam office on the 27th and said, "The bereaved family has never consented to sending a will to the special prosecution team or to disclosing the contents of the will. It is said that there was no procedure to seek such consent." According to Attorney Kim, the special prosecution team sent an official letter to the Hwaseong Western Police Station, which was in charge of the death case of the National Election Commission employee, requesting the submission of a will and a copy based on the Special Prosecution Act and the Criminal Procedure Act.

With general election voting underway across Israel on the morning of the 27th (local time), a close battle is expected between the right-wing coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the opposition camp led by former Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot. According to the final opinion poll results announced by major Israeli broadcasters just before the election, Prime Minister Netanyahu's camp was predicted to secure 50 to 51 seats, the four Jewish opposition parties led by Eisenkot were expected to secure 52 to 56 seats, and the Arab parties were expected to secure 14 to 16 seats. In a situation where it is difficult to secure a single majority (61 seats) due to the fragmented nature of the Israeli Knesset (parliament), we will look at the upcoming coalition formation process and four major scenarios that will determine the next political situation.

A woman in her 40s was sentenced to prison in the first trial for assaulting, spitting, and insulting other protesters and police at a protest at the vote counting center at Jamsil Olympic Park in Seoul in June. On the 27th, Judge Lee Ji-min of Criminal Division 9 of the Seoul Eastern District Court sentenced Kim (45), who was charged with obstruction of official duties, to 10 months in prison. Judge Lee stated the reason for sentencing, saying, "Since February of this year, he has continuously committed crimes such as violence, obstruction of business, and insults, and has a history of punishment other than fines. The methods are also dangerous, such as swearing at the victim or hitting him with a dangerous object without any particular reason."