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

Realmeter Opinion Poll
Approval Ratings Rebound, Likely Due to Press Conference
Support Rises by 5.4 Percentage Points Among People in Their Twenties, and by 5.9 Percentage Points Among Progressives

President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for his administration saw a slight rebound after 10 weeks. Analysts attribute the uptick to his recent press conference, during which he expressed positions on key national issues.

According to a regular public opinion poll released by polling organization Realmeter on the 21st (commissioned by Energy Economic News, conducted from the 14th to the 18th, among 2,507 adults aged 18 and older nationwide, using a 100% wireless automated response system, with a margin of error of ±2.0 percentage points at the 95% confidence level and a response rate of 4.1%), President Lee's job approval rose by 1.0 percentage point from the previous week's survey, reaching 34.8%. The disapproval rating also 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

Support in the Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong regions increased by 3.9 percentage points (from 29.2% to 33.1%). Among respondents in their 20s, support rose by 5.4 percentage points (from 18.6% to 24.0%), while among progressives, the figure rose 5.9 percentage points (from 49.3% to 55.2%).

Even in the daily poll results, President Lee's support stood at 32.9% and 32.1% on the 15th and 16th (at the start of the week), but climbed as the week progressed, reaching 37.2% on the 18th, the day of the press conference.

Realmeter stated, "In the early part of the week, the approval rating continued to fall due to controversies surrounding personnel verification and the impact of confirmation hearings. However, in the latter half of the week, support rebounded after the nationwide press conference, during which President Lee clarified his stance on major political issues such as reappointment, request for indictment withdrawal, and troop deployment, and emphasized his commitment to administrative reform."

In a party approval rating survey (commissioned by Energy Economic News on the 17th and 18th, among 1,003 adults aged 18 and older nationwide, using a 100% wireless automated response system, with a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level and a response rate of 3.5%), support for the Democratic Party of Korea rose by 4.1 percentage points to 40.2%. Support for the People Power Party fell by 3.6 percentage points to 38.5%. Support for the National Innovation Party was 5.2%, the Reform New Party was 1.9%, and the Progressive Party was 0.9%, respectively.

For more detailed information on the opinion polls, please refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

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