[PollPoll News] President Lee's Real Estate Policy Ratings Plummet... "Doing Well" Down from 51% in March to 26% in July

Gallup Regular Poll

President Lee's Approval Rating at 51%

Democratic Party Approval at 44% Ahead of Party Convention

A public opinion poll showed that sentiment toward President Lee Jae-myung's administration, particularly regarding real estate policy, has worsened. President Lee's approval rating remained in the low 50% range.

President Lee Jae-myung is listening to remarks from participants at the National Real Estate Policy Public Forum held on the 23rd at the KBS annex in Yeouido, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

According to a regular poll released by Gallup Korea on the 24th, which was conducted between July 21 and 23 with interviews of 1,003 adults nationwide aged 18 and over via wireless telephone, the margin of error was ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, with a response rate of 10.7%. When asked about the current government's performance in the first quarter of its second year, just over half of respondents gave positive evaluations for diplomacy and welfare. However, opinions on the economy and labor were mixed, and negative assessments outnumbered positive ones regarding appointments, North Korea policy, and real estate. Compared to the results from March, positive evaluations decreased in all categories. In the case of real estate policy, 26% of respondents answered that the government was "doing well," while 46% answered "doing poorly." This represents a 25-percentage-point decrease in positive responses compared to March.

In the field of the economy, 43% responded positively, a drop of 15 percentage points compared to the March survey. The welfare sector saw a figure of 53%, declining by 2 percentage points; labor received 37%, down by 11 percentage points; North Korea policy, 25%, a 12-percentage-point drop; diplomacy, 56%, down by 5 percentage points; and appointments of public officials, 30%, falling by 16 percentage points, respectively.

President Lee Jae-myung is asking participants for their opinions at the Nationwide Public Debate on Real Estate Policies held on the 23rd at the KBS Annex in Yeouido, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

President Lee's approval rating also stood at 51%, down 1 percentage point from last week's survey. The negative assessment rose by 1 percentage point to 38%.

In terms of party support, the Democratic Party of Korea's approval rating increased by 4 percentage points from last week, reaching 44%. The People Power Party fell by 3 percentage points to 23%. However, Gallup explained, "The gap between the two main parties, which stood at 12 percentage points right after the local elections in June, has gradually widened and grew to 21 percentage points this week. This appears to be related to the upcoming Democratic Party of Korea convention."

The Fatherland Innovation Party and the Reform Party each recorded 2%, while the Progressive Party recorded 1%.

For more details on the poll, refer to the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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