Politics · South Korea · 2 hrs ago
Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating rises to 37.3% after two-week decline
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating rose to 37.3% after falling for two weeks, according to a poll.
The survey of 2,520 adults found positive assessments up 2.1 percentage points from the previous week, while negative assessments fell one point to 60.4%.
The pollster said policies on housing and jobs, and measures against violent crime after a stabbing spree in Incheon, may have helped lift support.
It also said a sharp stock market decline later in the week appeared to have weighed on Lee’s rating.
The ruling Democratic Party had 36.2% support, up 0.7 points, while the main opposition People Power Party led with 40.9%, down 0.4 points, in a separate survey.
The presidential poll’s margin of error was two percentage points, and the party poll’s was 3.1 points, both at a 95% confidence level.
President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating rose to 37.3 percent after declining for two consecutive weeks.
Positive assessments of his job performance increased 2.1 percentage points from the previous week.
Negative assessments fell 1 percentage point to 60.4 percent.
Realmeter attributed the rebound partly to policies on housing and jobs and measures against violent crime.
The pollster said a sharp stock market decline later in the week appeared to weigh on Lee’s rating.
- Who
- President Lee Jae Myung.
- What
- His approval rating rose to 37.3 percent after two weeks of decline.
- When
- The survey was conducted from last Monday to Friday; the results were reported Monday.
- Where
- South Korea. The survey covered adults nationwide.
- Why
- Realmeter cited policies on housing and jobs and measures against violent crime; it said a later stock market decline appeared to weigh on the rating.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lee’s approval rating declined for two consecutive weeks.
Realmeter conducted its survey of 2,520 adults nationwide.
The poll showed Lee’s approval rating had rebounded to 37.3 percent.
- Approval rating
- 37.3 percent
- Change in positive assessments
- Up 2.1 percentage points from the previous week
- Negative assessments
- 60.4 percent, down 1 percentage point
- Survey sample
- 2,520 adults nationwide
- Survey margin of error
- 2 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level