[PolPol News] President Lee's Approval Rating Drops for Third Consecutive Week to 55.2%

Realmeter Opinion Poll

President Lee's Approval Rating Drops After Election

Democratic Party's Support Declines Following Defeat in Seoul Mayoral Race

President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for state affairs has dropped to the mid-50 percent range. This decline appears to be due to the underwhelming results in the recent local elections, including the Democratic Party's loss in the Seoul mayoral race, as well as growing concerns over the economy, such as a sharp rise in the exchange rate.

According to a public opinion poll released by polling agency Realmeter on June 8 (conducted at the request of the Energy Economy Newspaper, excluding local election day on the 3rd, from June 1 to 5, targeting 2,013 voters aged 18 and older nationwide through automated wireless telephone responses; margin of error is ±2.2 percentage points at a 95% confidence level), President Lee's positive job approval rating was recorded at 55.2%, a decrease of 3.9 percentage points from last week's survey. President Lee's approval rating has declined for three consecutive weeks.

The negative rating rose by 4.2 percentage points compared to last week, reaching 40.7%, surpassing the 40% mark for the first time in about five months.

Realmeter analyzed, "Administrative accountability for the ballot paper shortage during the June 3 local elections, combined with growing calls for checks on the government following the Democratic Party's failure to regain the Seoul mayoral seat, as well as the sharp rise in the exchange rate later in the week, all acted as negative factors, causing the approval rating to fall sharply after the day following the local elections."

President Lee Jae-myung is delivering a memorial address at the 71st Memorial Day ceremony held on the 6th at the National Seoul National Cemetery in Dongjak-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

In the daily approval ratings, the rate was 58.8% on the 2nd, 55.5% on the 4th, and 51.8% on the 5th.

In the party approval rating survey (conducted at the request of the Energy Economy Newspaper on the 4th and 5th, targeting 1,004 voters aged 18 and older nationwide through automated wireless telephone responses; margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level), the Democratic Party's approval rating also fell. The Democratic Party's approval rating was 41.8%, down 3.1 percentage points from last week. The People Power Party rose by 2.6 percentage points to 41.1%. The Cho Kuk Innovation Party was at 2.8%, the Reform New Party at 2.5%, and the Progressive Party at 1.1%.

Realmeter commented, "Although the Democratic Party won 12 metropolitan mayoral and gubernatorial seats in the local elections, the failure to regain the highly symbolic Seoul mayoral seat and defeats in other key battlegrounds such as Bukgap Pyeongtaek led to a noticeable withdrawal of support from moderates and those in their 30s."

For more detailed information on the poll, refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

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