[Polpol News] President Lee's Approval Rating Halts Decline at 50% in NBS... 57% Say August 13 Real Estate Policy Ineffective

NBS Public Opinion Survey

A new public opinion poll has found that President Lee Jae-myung's approval ratings have halted their downward trend and are now on the rise. However, more than half of respondents said that the 8·13 real estate measures would not be effective.

According to the regular National Barometer Survey (NBS) released on the 27th by Embrain Public, KSTAT Research, Korea Research, and Hankook Research, 1,001 men and women aged 18 or older nationwide were interviewed via mobile phone from the 24th to the 26th. The margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level, with a response rate of 15.4%. When asked, "Do you think President Lee is doing a good job as president?" 50% of respondents answered affirmatively. This figure is an increase of 1 percentage point from the survey conducted two weeks ago (49%). President Lee's approval rating, which had been declining since reaching 58% in the first week of July (with the survey conducted biweekly), has now stopped falling. The negative evaluation remained unchanged at 43% compared to two weeks ago.

President Lee Jae-myung is speaking at the 10th Central-Local Cooperation Meeting held at the Blue House on the 26th. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

The NBS survey also included a question about whether President Lee should formally declare that he will not run in the next presidential election. 63% of respondents answered that he should make such a statement to prevent unnecessary controversy from spreading. Meanwhile, 28% disagreed. Among supporters of the Democratic Party, 51% expressed support for the idea, as did 55% of those with progressive views.

Regarding the 8·13 real estate measures, 34% of respondents said they believed the policy would help stabilize housing prices in the future, while 57% believed it would not have any effect.

In terms of party approval ratings, the Democratic Party's support rose by 1 percentage point from two weeks ago to reach 41%. The People Power Party's support fell by 3 percentage points to 20%. The Dawon Innovation Party and the Reform New Party both recorded 2%, and the Progressive Party registered 1%.

Regarding the job performance of Minseok Kim, recently elected leader of the Democratic Party, 50% of respondents gave a positive evaluation (responding "Very likely" or "Likely to do well"), while the negative evaluation ("Very unlikely" or "Unlikely to do well") was 37%. As for the job performance of Donghyuk Jang, leader of the People Power Party, 23% gave a positive evaluation ("Doing well"), while 62% gave a negative evaluation ("Not doing well").

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

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