Lee's approval rating edges down to new low: poll

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has plummeted to a record low of 43 percent, according to a new poll. This marks the fifth consecutive weekly decline in his support. The Realmeter survey, conducted from last Monday to Friday, polled 2,511 voters commissioned by a local newspaper. Lee's approval rating has dropped 0.3 percentage points compared to the previous week.

However, 54.1 percent of respondents gave a negative assessment of his job performance, up 1.1 percentage points from last week. The most significant decline was observed among voters aged 60 or older, with their approval rating falling 6.1 percentage points to 43.1 percent. Conversely, Lee's approval rating among voters in their 20s increased by 3.1 percentage points to 31 percent.

The sharpest decline in support was among progressive voters, who saw their approval rating drop 4.6 percentage points to 59.1 percent. Meanwhile, conservative voters' support for Lee rose 4.8 percentage points to 22.4 percent. Realmeter attributed the latest decline in Lee's approval rating to voter dissatisfaction with recent revisions to real estate tax codes.