[PolPol News] President Lee's Approval Rating Drops for 7 Consecutive Weeks to 38.9%...‘First Entry into 30% Range Since Inauguration’

Realmeter Regular Public Opinion Survey

President Lee Jae-myung’s approval rating for handling state affairs has declined for the seventh consecutive week, falling into the 30% range.

According to a regular opinion poll released by Realmeter on August 31 (commissioned by Energy Economic News, conducted via wireless ARS from August 24 to 28 among 2,509 people aged 18 and over nationwide; sampling error of ±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, response rate 3.9%), President Lee’s approval rating fell by 1.3 percentage points compared to last week, recording 38.9%. This is the first time President Lee’s approval rating has dropped to the 30% range in Realmeter’s regular survey. The negative evaluation rose by 1.8 percentage points to 58.7%.

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

By region, the approval rating in Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong dropped sharply from 38.6% to 30.1%, a decrease of 8.5 percentage points. Among people in their 50s, approval fell from 48.3% to 40.8%, a decrease of 7.5 percentage points.

Realmeter analyzed that the continued decline in approval is due to the worsening public sentiment over real estate issues such as housing prices and rents, ongoing constitutional controversy regarding the rejection of Supreme Court justice nominees, increased public distrust in the police following the missing person incident in Jeju, and internal conflicts within the ruling party over remarks by author Yoo Si-min. Each of these factors has contributed independently to the downward trend.

In terms of party approval ratings (commissioned by Energy Economic News, poll conducted via wireless ARS among 1,006 people aged 18 and over nationwide from August 27 to 28, sampling error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, response rate 3.7%), the Democratic Party of Korea’s approval rating rose by 1.2 percentage points to 43.1%. The People Power Party’s approval increased by 0.1 percentage points to 37.7%. The Rebuilding Korea Party recorded 4.4%, the Reform Party recorded 2.6%, and the Progressive Party recorded 1.4%.

For more details regarding the opinion poll, refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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