{
  "id": 17000019,
  "title": "Lee's approval rating rises to 46%: poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/lees-approval-rating-rises-to-46-poll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T03:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261029/lees-approval-rating-rises-to-46-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating increased to 46 percent this week, marking a notable shift compared to the previous two months, according to a biweekly poll released on Thursday. A survey of 1,000 adults conducted from Monday to Wednesday revealed a 2 percentage point rise in positive assessments of Lee's job performance, from the previous 2-week mark, while negative evaluations decreased by 5 points to 44 percent. The last time Lee's approval rating exceeded his disapproval rating was late August, when support stood at 50 percent. It had plummeted to a record low of 43 percent during consecutive surveys in mid-September and the first week of October before rebounding to 44 percent in the prior poll.\n\nThe ruling Democratic Party's support grew by 3 percentage points to 36 percent, while the main opposition People Power Party's backing dropped by 3 points to 25 percent. When questioned about the impeachment of Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, 34 percent of respondents backed the action, whereas 45 percent opposed it. In recent weeks, the poll results indicate a significant turn in public sentiment, with Lee's approval rating surpassing his disapproval rating for the first time in nearly two months.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose to 46 percent this week, surpassing his disapproval rating for the first time in nearly two months, a biweekly poll showed Thursday. In a survey of 1,000 adults nationwide conducted Monday through Wednesday, positive assessments of Lee's job performance rose 2 percentage points from two weeks earlier, according to the National Barometer Survey (NBS).…",
  "key_points": [
    "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rises to 46% in biweekly poll.",
    "Positive assessments increase by 2 percentage points, negative evaluations drop by 5 points.",
    "Lee's approval surpasses disapproval for first time in nearly two months."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The upward swing in President Lee's approval and the ruling party's growing support signals a significant shift in public sentiment that reverses months of declining political momentum.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee's approval rating rises to 46 pct: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/lees-approval-rating-rises-to-46-pct-poll",
        "published": "2026-10-29T02:47:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}