{
  "id": 16538678,
  "title": "Lee's approval rating falls to 35.3% after rebound: poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/lees-approval-rating-falls-to-35-3-after-rebound-poll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T00:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261026/lees-approval-rating-falls-to-353-after-rebound-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating declined to 35.3% following a recent rebound, according to a poll conducted by Realmeter. The survey revealed that positive assessments of Lee's job performance dropped by 2 percentage points from the previous week. On the other hand, Lee's disapproval rating increased by 1.9 percentage points, standing at 62.3%. Realmeter attributed the decline in support to growing concerns over the housing market, the economy, and the recent stock market crash. Additionally, the pollster mentioned North Korea's threat to resume loudspeaker broadcasts towards South Korea and controversy surrounding whether the Serious Crime Investigation Agency chief should attend Cabinet meetings. In a separate survey of 1,003 adults conducted from Thursday to Friday, support for the ruling Democratic Party of Korea fell slightly to 36%, while the main opposition People Power Party saw a rise to 42.6%. The president's poll had a margin of error of 2 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell to 35.3 percent after rebounding the previous week, a poll showed Monday. In the poll conducted on 2,517 adults nationwide from last Monday to Friday by Realmeter, positive assessments of Lee's job performance fell 2 percentage points from the previous week. Lee's disapproval rating stood at 62.3 percent, up 1.9 percentage points from the previous…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee's approval rating falls to 35.3 pct after rebound: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/lees-approval-rating-falls-to-35-3-pct-after-rebound-poll",
        "published": "2026-10-25T23:52:36.000Z"
      }
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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."
}