{
  "id": 17712324,
  "title": "Lee's approval rating rises on summit achievements, economic policies: poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/lees-approval-rating-rises-on-summit-achievements-economic-policies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T00:34:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261102001200315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose to 36.9% last week, according to a poll released on Monday, showing a slight improvement from the previous week, according to Yonhap News Agency. Conducted by Realmeter, the survey of 2,515 adults nationwide found positive assessments of the president's job performance increased by 1.6 percentage points, while his disapproval rating fell by 2.2 points to 60.1%. The poll suggests the increase in approval rating was driven by diplomatic achievements from the South Korea-Germany summit and positive economic indicators, such as a current account surplus and plans to expand housing supply in the greater Seoul area. Lee's approval rating has remained below 40% in Realmeter surveys since dropping from 38.9% in the fourth week of August. A separate poll of 1,005 adults found support for the ruling Democratic Party increased by 2.3 percentage points to 38.3%, while the main opposition People Power Party's support fell by 2.4 points to 40.2%. The president's poll had a margin of error of 2 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, while the political party poll had a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. Both surveys were commissioned by the Asia Business Daily.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating came to 36.9...",
  "key_points": [
    "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose to 36.9%",
    "Increase driven by diplomatic achievements and economic indicators",
    "Ruling Democratic Party support up by 2.3 percentage points"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Diplomatic successes and housing initiatives are providing a much-needed boost to the president's standing as he struggles to break past the forty percent approval threshold.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee's approval rating rises on summit achievements, economic policies: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/lees-approval-rating-rises-on-summit-achievements-economic-policies-17712946",
        "published": "2026-11-02T00:52:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}