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  "id": 4530961,
  "title": "Lee's approval rating falls below 40% for 1st time: poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/lees-approval-rating-falls-below-40-for-1st-time-poll-4530961",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T00:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260831/lees-approval-rating-falls-below-40-for-1st-time-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has dipped below 40% for the first time since his inauguration last June, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by Realmeter for the EKN newspaper, polled 2,509 individuals aged 18 and older. The findings show that 38.9% of respondents had a positive view of Lee's performance, a 1.3 percentage point decrease from the previous week. Conversely, 58.7% expressed a negative view, marking a 1.8 percentage point increase.\n\nThe decline in approval ratings is attributed to growing public discontent over housing prices and controversy surrounding the presidential office's refusal to appoint a Supreme Court justice nominee. This decision was made without prior consultation with the office, prompting public distrust. Additionally, the police's handling of a missing woman incident on the southern island of Jeju has eroded public confidence in law enforcement.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell below the 40 percent mark for the first time since he took office in June last year, a survey showed Monday, amid public dissatisfaction over housing policy. According to the survey conducted by Realmeter and commissioned by the EKN newspaper among 2,509 respondents aged 18 and older, 38.9 percent gave a positive assessment of Lee's performance, down…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee's approval rating falls below 40 pct for 1st time: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/lees-approval-rating-falls-below-40-pct-for-1st-time-poll",
        "published": "2026-08-30T23:45:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee's approval rating falls below 40% for 1st time: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/lees-approval-rating-falls-below-40-for-1st-time-poll",
        "published": "2026-08-31T00:22:03.000Z"
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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."
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