{
  "id": 18422637,
  "title": "Lee's approval rating tops 40% for 1st time since late August: poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/lees-approval-rating-tops-40-for-1st-time-since-late-august-poll-18422637",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T02:32:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261106/lees-approval-rating-tops-40-for-1st-time-since-late-august-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has reached 41% for the first time in over two months, according to a recent poll conducted by Gallup Korea. The survey, which polled 1,001 people aged 18 and older, showed that positive assessments of Lee's performance increased by 2 percentage points from the previous week, while negative assessments rose by 1 percentage point to 50%. This marks a significant shift from Lee's last approval rating above 40%, which occurred in late August when it stood at 42%. Despite the recent increase, Gallup suggests that Lee's approval rating has remained largely unchanged over the past three weeks. Among those who positively assessed Lee's performance, diplomacy was the most frequently cited reason, followed by economic and livelihood issues and communication. On the other hand, real estate policies and economic concerns were the primary reasons cited by those who disapproved of Lee's performance.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee's approval rating tops 40 pct for 1st time since late Aug.: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/lees-approval-rating-tops-40-pct-for-1st-time-since-late-aug-poll",
        "published": "2026-11-06T01:50:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}