{
  "id": 10331902,
  "title": "Lee's approval rating rises for 2nd straight week to 37.9%: poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/lees-approval-rating-rises-for-2nd-straight-week-to-37-9-poll-10331902",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T01:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260928/lees-approval-rating-rises-for-2nd-straight-week-to-379-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating reached 37.9 percent for the second week in a row, according to a poll conducted by Realmeter. The survey, which polled 1,508 adults across the nation from Monday to Wednesday, revealed a 3.1 percentage point increase in positive assessments of Lee's job performance compared to the previous week. Conversely, negative assessments dropped by 3.3 points to 60.1 percent. This marked a turnaround after Lee's approval rating had declined for ten consecutive weeks. The improvement can be attributed to Lee's clarification of key political issues during a press conference on September 18, as well as his diplomatic efforts at the U.N. General Assembly and the Korea-U.S. summit. Additionally, the withdrawal of Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won and the resignation offer of presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik were seen as evidence of Lee's commitment to personnel reform. In another poll, support for the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) surpassed that of the ruling De party.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose for the second consecutive week last week to 37.9 percent, a pollster said Monday. In a poll conducted on 1,508 adults nationwide from last Monday to Wednesday, positive assessments of Lee's job performance rose by 3.1 percentage points from the previous week, while negative assessments fell 3.3 percentage points to 60.1 percent, Realmeter said.…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee's approval rating rises for 2nd straight week to 37.9 pct: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/lees-approval-rating-rises-for-2nd-straight-week-to-37-9-pct-poll",
        "published": "2026-09-28T00:49:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee's approval rating rises for 2nd straight week to 37.9%: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/lees-approval-rating-rises-for-2nd-straight-week-to-37-9-poll",
        "published": "2026-09-28T01:17:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}