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Lee's approval rating remains at 37%: poll

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating held steady at 37 percent this week, with disapproval falling to 51 percent, a poll showed Friday. Positive assessment of Lee's performance remained unchanged from the last poll conducted three weeks earlier, according to the Gallup Korea survey conducted from Tuesday through Thursday on 1,000 people aged 18 and older. Lee's disapproval rating fell 5…

Lee's approval rating remains at 37%: poll

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating remained stable at 37 percent in the latest poll, while disapproval rose to 51 percent, according to Gallup Korea's survey conducted from Tuesday to Thursday. The poll, which surveyed 1,000 individuals aged 18 and above, found that Lee's positive assessment remained unchanged from the previous poll three weeks prior. However, his disapproval rating dropped by 5 percentage points from 56 percent in the prior survey.

Among those who positively assessed Lee's performance, 24 percent mentioned foreign affairs, while 14 percent highlighted economic and livelihood issues. On the other hand, 18 percent of those who negatively evaluated Lee pointed to his real estate policies, followed by 15 percent citing defense, security, and North Korea policy.

The ruling Democratic Party's support declined by 5 percentage points to 35 percent, marking the lowest level since Lee's administration began in June of the previous year. The main opposition People Power Party saw a slight increase in support, rising by 1 percentage point to 26 percent. The survey's margin of error was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

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