Lee's approval rating tops 40 pct for 1st time since late Aug.: poll

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has reached 41 percent for the first time since late August, according to a Gallup Korea poll conducted from November 4 to 6. This marks a slight improvement from the previous week, with positive assessments rising by 2 percentage points to 59 percent and negative assessments increasing by 1 percentage point to 50 percent.

The last time Lee's approval rating surpassed 40 percent was in late August, when it stood at 42 percent. Despite this recent uptick, Gallup assessed that Lee's approval rating has remained largely unchanged over the past three weeks. Among those who positively assessed Lee's performance, the most common reasons cited were diplomacy (18 percent), economic and livelihood issues (15 percent), and communication (10 percent).

Conversely, those who disapproved of Lee's performance mainly cited real estate policies (19 percent) and economic concerns (13 percent). Support for the ruling Democratic Party rose slightly to 36 percent, while the main opposition People Power Party's approval rating fell to 28 percent.

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