[PollPoll News] President Lee's Approval Rebounds After 10 Weeks... Up 1 Percentage Point to 34.8%

Realmeter Poll Results
Approval Rating Rebounds, Apparently Boosted by Press Conference
Support Up 5.4 Points Among Those in Their 20s, 5.9 Points Among Progressives

President Lee Jae-myung’s approval rating for his administration has slightly rebounded after 10 weeks. Analysts attribute the uptick in support to the recent press conference in which he expressed his positions on current political issues.

According to a regular public opinion poll released by polling agency Realmeter on the 21st (commissioned by Energy Economy News, conducted from the 14th to the 18th among 2,507 adults aged 18 and above nationwide via 100% wireless automated response; margin of error ±2.0 percentage points at the 95% confidence level; response rate 4.1%), President Lee's job approval rating reached 34.8%, which is up 1.0 percentage point from the previous week. The negative assessment increased by 0.1 percentage point to 63.4%.

President Lee Jae-myung is answering questions from reporters at a press conference held at the Blue House’s main guesthouse on the 18th. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

In the Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong regions, the approval rating climbed by 3.9 percentage points (from 29.2% to 33.1%). Among those in their 20s, support rose by 5.4 percentage points (from 18.6% to 24.0%), and among progressives, it increased by 5.9 percentage points (from 49.3% to 55.2%).

Even in the daily tracking polls, the approval rating was 32.9% and 32.1% on September 15 and 16 at the start of the week, but it rose toward the weekend, hitting 37.2% on the day of the press conference, September 18.

Realmeter stated, "While the president’s approval rating declined in the early part of the week due to controversies over personnel vetting and the aftermath of confirmation hearings, support began to rise in the latter part of the week as he held a public press conference, where he addressed major political issues such as a potential second term, withdrawal of charges, and troop deployments, and emphasized his commitment to government reform."

In the party support poll (conducted by Realmeter at the request of Energy Economy News from the 17th to 18th among 1,003 adults aged 18 and above nationwide via 100% wireless automated response; margin of error ±3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level; response rate 3.5%), the Democratic Party of Korea recorded a support rate of 40.2%, up 4.1 percentage points. The People Power Party's approval declined by 3.6 percentage points to 38.5%. The New Progressive Innovation Party received 5.2%, the Reform New Party received 1.9%, and the Progressive Party received 0.9%.

For more detailed information about the public surveys, refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

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