{
  "id": 17162126,
  "title": "President Lee's approval rating falls back to 39%: poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/president-lees-approval-rating-falls-back-to-39-poll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T02:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261030/president-lees-approval-rating-falls-back-to-39-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has dropped to just below 40 percent, according to a recent poll conducted by Gallup Korea. The survey, which polled 1,000 individuals aged 18 and over between Tuesday and Thursday, revealed that Lee's positive assessments fell by 1 percentage point from the previous week to 39 percent. Conversely, negative assessments also decreased by 1 percentage point to 49 percent. Lee's approval rating had been under 40 percent in Gallup polls since early September, but had briefly risen to 40 percent in the previous survey.\n\nWhen asked to provide reasons for their assessment, those who positively evaluated Lee's performance pointed to diplomacy as the primary factor (17 percent), followed by economic and livelihood concerns (14 percent), and communication (8 percent). On the other hand, those who disapproved of Lee's performance cited real estate policies (19 percent) and economic issues (17 percent) as the main reasons. Security concerns and policies on North Korea were mentioned by 10 percent of respondents. Additionally, support for the ruling Democratic Party of Korea fell 2 percentage points to 35 percent, marking the lowest level reported.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has slipped to below 40 percent following a brief rebound last week, a poll showed Friday. The survey, conducted by Gallup Korea from Tuesday through Thursday on 1,000 people aged 18 and older, showed that positive assessments of Lee's performance fell 1 percentage point from a week earlier to 39 percent. Negative assessments also fell 1 percentage point…",
  "key_points": [
    "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating falls to 39%",
    "Diplomacy cited as primary positive factor by 17%",
    "Support for ruling Democratic Party falls to 35%"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The president's inability to maintain support above the forty percent threshold highlights growing public dissatisfaction with real estate and economic policies despite recent diplomatic successes.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}