Lee's approval rating rises to 50 pct: poll

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating climbed to 50 percent following a record low, according to a recent poll conducted by the National Barometer Survey. The survey, which polled 1,001 individuals aged 18 and over from Monday to Wednesday, revealed that 50 percent of respondents assessed Lee's performance positively, marking a 1 percentage point increase from the previous survey conducted two weeks prior.

Lee's approval rating had plummeted to 49 percent in the previous poll, marking its lowest point since his inauguration.

Despite the rise in approval, disapproval of Lee's performance remained steady at 43 percent. In a separate question, 63 percent of those surveyed said they believed Lee should announce his decision regarding a potential bid for re-election if the Constitution were amended, while 28 percent disagreed. The current Constitution restricts presidents to a single five-year term, and amending it to allow for a second term is not effective for the president in office at the time of the amendment proposal.

Lee has advocated for a constitutional revision to introduce a four-year, two-term presidency and has expressed willingness to shorten his term if necessary to enable such a change. Support for the ruling Democratic Party grew slightly to 41 percent, up one percentage point from the previous survey, while the main opposition People Power Party's rating dropped by 3 percentage points to 20 percent.

The poll's margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level.