{
  "id": 13829021,
  "title": "Lee's approval rating falls for 2nd straight week: poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/lees-approval-rating-falls-for-2nd-straight-week-poll-13829021",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T00:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261012/lees-approval-rating-falls-for-2nd-straight-week-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating dipped for the second week in a row, a new poll reveals. Conducted by Realmeter, the survey polled 1,504 adults nationwide between last Tuesday and Thursday. Positive views of Lee's performance dropped 2.2 percentage points from the prior week, while negative perceptions increased by 1.6 points to 61.4 percent. Controversies surrounding judicial independence, disputes over mine explosions in the DMZ, and rising rental/housing costs in the Seoul area all contributed to the decline, the pollster noted. A separate poll of 1,004 adults found support for the ruling Democratic Party fell 7 points to 35.5 percent, while the main opposition People Power Party gained 2.9 points to 41.3 percent.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell for the second consecutive week to 35.2 percent, a poll showed Monday, amid controversies over judicial independence and last month's mine blast near the border. In the poll conducted on 1,504 adults nationwide from last Tuesday to Thursday by Realmeter, positive assessments of Lee's job performance fell by 2.2 percentage points from the previous…",
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        "title": "Lee's approval rating falls for 2nd straight week: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/lees-approval-rating-falls-for-2nd-straight-week-poll",
        "published": "2026-10-12T00:05:26.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee's approval rating falls for 2nd straight week: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/lees-approval-rating-falls-for-2nd-straight-week-poll-13832451",
        "published": "2026-10-12T00:42:03.000Z"
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