[Polpol News] President Lee's Approval Rating Drops for Four Straight Weeks... Hits New Low at 43.3%

Realmeter Poll

Declining Support in Seoul, Among Conservatives, and Those Aged 70 and Older

Democratic Party 44.6%, People Power Party 37.6%

President Lee Jaemyung's approval rating for his handling of state affairs has dropped for four consecutive weeks, falling to the low-40% range for the first time since taking office.

According to a regular public opinion poll released by polling agency Realmeter on August 10 (conducted at the request of Energy Economy News from August 3 to 7, targeting 2,514 adults aged 18 and older nationwide using a 100% wireless phone automated response system, with a sampling error of ±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level), President Lee’s approval rating was 43.3%, down 2.6 percentage points from the previous week. Since recording 48.9% in the second week of July, the president’s approval rating has declined for four consecutive weeks. The negative assessment of his handling of state affairs rose by 2.5 percentage points from the previous week to 53.0%.

Yonhap News Agency

In Seoul, the approval rating dropped by 5.9 percentage points from 42.7% to 36.8%. Among conservatives, it fell by 5.6 percentage points from 23.2% to 17.6%. For those aged 70 and older, approval decreased by 5.6 percentage points from 49.0% to 43.4%. Realmeter analyzed, "As the negative factors such as the real estate tax reform, controversy over amendments to the Criminal Procedure Act, the aftermath of remarks about a Military Academy coup, as well as heat waves and economic instability, have overlapped, departures have widened particularly among residents of Seoul, conservatives, and the elderly. This has led to the continued four-week decline in positive assessments."

In a party approval rating poll (commissioned by Energy Economy News and conducted from August 6 to 7 among 1,007 adults aged 18 and over nationwide using an automated wireless phone survey, with a sampling error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level), the Democratic Party of Korea recorded a support rate of 44.6%, down 0.5 percentage points from the previous week. The People Power Party was surveyed at 37.6%, falling by 0.1 percentage points. Both the New Reform Party and the Progressive Reform Party each recorded a support rate of 2.9%.

For further details regarding the poll, please refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

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