[PolPol News] President Lee's Approval Rating Rises for Second Consecutive Week... Up 3.1%p to 37.9%

Realmeter Opinion Poll
Nationwide Press Conference Seen to Boost Approval Ratings
Democratic Party 38.7%, People Power Party 39.4%

President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating has risen for the second consecutive week, rebounding to the high 30-percent range. Analysts attribute this recovery to his efforts to revamp state affairs, such as holding a nationally televised press conference.

According to a regular opinion poll released on September 28 by pollster Realmeter (conducted at the request of Energy Economy Newspaper, polling 1,508 adults aged 18 and over nationwide via wireless telephone automated response system from September 21 to 23; margin of error ±2.5 percentage points at a 95% confidence level; response rate of 3.8%), President Lee's approval rating for state administration was 37.9%, up 3.1 percentage points from last week. The disapproval rating fell by 3.3 percentage points to 60.1%.

President Lee Jae-myung and First Lady Kim Hye-kyung, having completed their state visit to Mexico, are greeting well-wishers on the Air Force One at Felipe Angeles International Airport in Mexico City on the 26th (local time). Photo by Yonhap News

By region, approval ratings rose by 13.7 percentage points in Jeonnam·Gwangju and Jeonbuk (from 51.8% to 65.5%), by 6.9 percentage points in Daejeon·Sejong·Chungcheong (from 33.1% to 40.0%), and by 5.9 percentage points in Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam (from 30.5% to 36.4%). By age group, support increased by 6.7 percentage points among those in their 50s (from 40.7% to 47.4%) and by 4.8 percentage points among those in their 70s (from 34.0% to 38.8%).

Realmeter analyzed, "The President's communication with the public through the national press conference on September 18 and his recent diplomatic activities, including participation in the United Nations General Assembly and the Korea-U.S. summit, had a positive effect. Additionally, the voluntary withdrawal of Justice Minister nominee Kim Seungwon, who was a subject of controversy, and the resignation offer from Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik were seen as signs of personnel reform, contributing to the increase."

In a separate party support poll (commissioned by Energy Economy Newspaper and conducted from September 22 to 23 among 1,005 adults aged 18 and over nationwide via wireless telephone automated response; margin of error ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level; response rate of 3.5%), the approval rating of the People Power Party rose by 0.9 percentage points from last week to 39.4%, while the Democratic Party of Korea fell by 1.5 percentage points to 38.7%. The difference between the two major parties remains within the margin of error.

Support for the Cho Kuk Innovation Party was recorded at 4.0%, the Reform Party at 2.9%, and the Progressive Party at 1.4%.

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

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