[PolPolNews] President Lee's Approval Rating Drops to Post-Inauguration Low of 43%, Down 7%p from Two Weeks Ago

NBS Public Opinion Survey

63% Say Yong Hyein Is a "Poor Selection"

45% Oppose Dispatch to Hormuz Strait

President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for state affairs has seen a significant drop, falling below the 50% mark. For the first time in the National Barometer Survey (NBS), negative evaluations of his administration surpassed positive ones.

According to the regular NBS survey released on September 10 by Embrain Public, Kstat Research, Korea Research, and Hankook Research (conducted through wireless phone interviews with 1,002 adults nationwide from September 7 to 9, with a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, and a response rate of 15.4%), the positive approval rating of President Lee's administration was found to be 43%. This represents a 7 percentage point drop compared to the survey conducted two weeks earlier, marking the lowest approval since his inauguration. The negative evaluation rose to 48%, up 5 percentage points from the previous survey two weeks ago. This is the first time in the history of the regular NBS survey that the negative evaluation has exceeded the positive evaluation.

President Lee Jae-myung is delivering an encouraging speech at a luncheon meeting with compatriots held on the 9th (local time) at a hotel in Paris, France. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

The positive evaluation rates for President Lee's key policy areas were found to be: 56% for 'welfare policy', 49% for 'foreign policy', 40% for 'economic policy', 37% for 'North Korea policy', and 24% for 'real estate policy.' Compared to the main policy survey conducted in June, support for all areas declined, with the largest drop seen in real estate policy (from 40% to 24%).

In terms of party support, the Democratic Party of Korea stood at 39%, the People Power Party at 25%, the Cho Kuk Innovation Party at 3%, the Reform Party at 1%, and the Progressive Party at 1%.

Negative sentiment was noted regarding Minister of Justice nominee Kim Seungwon and Minister of Gender Equality and Family nominee Yong Hyein. For nominee Kim, 47% responded that "it was a wrong personnel appointment," higher than the 24% who said "it was a good personnel appointment." For nominee Yong, 63% viewed it as a "wrong personnel appointment," notably higher than the 17% who considered it a "good personnel appointment."

Regarding the dispatch of a maritime patrol aircraft and a military support vessel to the Strait of Hormuz, 45% expressed opposition. Only 36% were in support.

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

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