{
  "id": 19746216,
  "title": "Lee's approval rating falls back below 40%: poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/lees-approval-rating-falls-back-below-40-poll-19746216",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T02:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261113/lees-approval-rating-falls-back-below-40-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has dipped below 40% for the first time in recent weeks, according to a weekly poll released on Friday. Conducted by Gallup Korea, the survey of 1,002 adults aged 18 and older found that Lee's approval slipped to 39%, down from 41% the previous week. Among disapprovers, real estate policies were the most cited issue at 17%, followed by economic and livelihood concerns at 15%. Support for Lee's performance was also relatively low, with 19% of supporters citing economic and livelihood issues as reasons for their positive view.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating slipped back to 39 percent this week, a weekly poll showed Friday, amid negative sentiment over his real estate policies and economic concerns. The survey, conducted by Gallup Korea from Tuesday through Thursday on 1,002 people aged 18 and older, showed that positive assessments of Lee's performance fell 2 percentage points from the previous week, when…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee's approval rating falls back below 40 pct: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/lees-approval-rating-falls-back-below-40-pct-poll",
        "published": "2026-11-13T01:53:03.000Z"
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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."
}