Lee's approval rating hits new low of 37.4 pct: poll

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has plummeted to a new low of 37.4 percent, according to a poll conducted by Realmeter for the EKN newspaper. The dip in support comes as Lee faces controversy over his recent Cabinet reshuffle and the government's reversal of plans to lower the basic deduction for single-home owners. The main opposition party has criticized Lee's nomination of Rep. Kim Seung-won as the new justice minister, arguing that it was intended to help drop criminal charges against the president.

The poll, which surveyed 2,510 adults, showed a 1.5 percentage point drop in Lee's approval rating from the previous week and an 0.8 percentage point increase in his disapproval rating. The survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level.

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