{
  "id": 17003835,
  "title": "Lee's approval rating rises to 46%: poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/lees-approval-rating-rises-to-46-poll-17003835",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T04:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "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 has reached 46 percent, marking a notable increase from recent weeks, according to a biweekly poll conducted by the National Barometer Survey (NBS). This marks the first time his disapproval rating has fallen below his approval rating in nearly two months. The poll surveyed 1,000 adults across the nation from Monday to Wednesday, revealing a 2 percentage point rise in positive assessments of Lee's job performance, which now stands at 46 percent. Conversely, negative assessments have dropped to 44 percent.\n\nNotably, Lee's approval rating surpassed his disapproval rating again in late August, peaking at 50 percent, before declining to a record low of 43 percent in mid-September and the first week of October. It subsequently rebounded to 44 percent in the preceding poll.\n\nSupport for the ruling Democratic Party has also increased by 3 percentage points to 36 percent, while the main opposition People Power Party's support has dropped by 3 percentage points to 25 percent. Regarding impeachment of Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, 34 percent of respondents favored impeachment, while 45 percent opposed it.",
  "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).…",
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      {
        "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"
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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."
}