{
  "id": 11093316,
  "title": "Lee's approval rating remains unchanged at 43 pct: poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/lees-approval-rating-remains-unchanged-at-43-pct-poll-11093316",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T03:12:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261001/lees-approval-rating-remains-unchanged-at-43-pct-poll"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating remained unchanged at 43 percent in a recent poll, according to The Korea Times. The National Barometer Survey, conducted from Monday to Wednesday, revealed that Lee's disapproval rating increased to 50 percent, marking his highest disapproval rating in an NBS poll. The poll, which sampled 1,000 people aged 18 and older, showed that 43 percent of respondents believe the Lee administration is heading in the right direction, while 50 percent think it is moving in the wrong direction. Additionally, support for the ruling Democratic Party fell to 35 percent, while backing for the main opposition People Power Party remained steady at 25 percent.",
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      {
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        "title": "Lee's approval rating remains unchanged at 43 pct: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/lees-approval-rating-remains-unchanged-at-43-pct-poll",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:46:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee's approval rating remains unchanged at 43%: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/lees-approval-rating-remains-unchanged-at-43-poll",
        "published": "2026-10-01T03:32:04.000Z"
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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."
}