Politics · South Korea · 3 hrs ago
Lee's approval rises to 36.9% but stays below 40% for 10th week
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose to 36.9% in a poll of adults conducted last week.
The 1.6-point increase still left his rating below 40% for the 10th straight week.
Pollsters linked the rise to the recent South Korea-Germany summit and positive economic indicators, including a current account surplus and plans to expand housing supply in the greater Seoul area.
Disapproval fell 2.2 points to 60.1% in the same survey.
In a separate poll, support for Lee's Democratic Party rose to 38.3%, while support for the opposition People Power Party fell to 40.2%.
The results show Lee's rating remains below 40% even as it edged up, and the polls provide no information about what may change it next.
President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating rose 1.6 percentage points to 36.9 percent last week.
His rating remained below 40 percent for the 10th consecutive week.
His disapproval rating fell 2.2 percentage points to 60.1 percent.
Realmeter said diplomatic achievements and positive economic indicators appeared to have driven the increase.
The poll surveyed 2,515 adults nationwide.
- Who
- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.
- What
- His approval rating rose to 36.9 percent but remained below 40 percent for a 10th consecutive week.
- When
- The poll was conducted from Monday to Friday before the results were reported on Nov. 2, 2026.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- Realmeter said the rise appeared to reflect diplomatic achievements and positive economic indicators.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lee’s approval rating fell to 38.9 percent from 40.2 percent, according to Realmeter surveys.
Lee met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at a summit in Seoul.
Realmeter conducted its poll of 2,515 adults nationwide.
The poll results showed Lee’s approval rating at 36.9 percent.
- Approval rating
- 36.9 percent
- Change in approval
- Up 1.6 percentage points from the previous week
- Disapproval rating
- 60.1 percent, down 2.2 percentage points
- Below 40 percent
- 10th consecutive week
- Poll sample
- 2,515 adults nationwide