{
  "id": 6069220,
  "title": "Lee's approval rating hits new low of 37.4%: poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/lees-approval-rating-hits-new-low-of-37-4-poll-6069220",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T00:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260907/lees-approval-rating-hits-new-low-of-374-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has plummeted to a record low of 37.4%, according to a new poll. This marks the eighth consecutive week of decline for the president. The poll, conducted by Realmeter and commissioned by the EKN newspaper, surveyed 2,510 adults over a five-day period. Lee's approval rating dropped 1.5 percentage points compared to the previous week, while his disapproval rating increased by 0.8 percentage points to 59.5%. The poll attributed the decline to the recent Cabinet reshuffle and the government's decision to abandon plans to lower the basic deduction for single-home owners who do not reside in the property. Lee's appointment of Rep. Kim Seung-won as the new justice minister has sparked criticism from the main opposition party, which contends that the move was meant to ease criminal charges against the president. The survey's margin of error is plus or minus 2 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. A separate poll by the same firm showed a 1.3 percentage point decline in support for the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) compared to the previous week.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has slipped to a new low of 37.4 percent, marking the eighth consecutive week of decline, a poll showed Monday. In the poll conducted on 2,510 adults from Monday to Friday by Realmeter and commissioned by the EKN newspaper, Lee's approval rating fell 1.5 percentage points from the previous week. His disapproval rating rose 0.8 percentage point to 59.5…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee's approval rating hits new low of 37.4 pct: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/lees-approval-rating-hits-new-low-of-37-4-pct-poll",
        "published": "2026-09-06T23:55:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee's approval rating hits new low of 37.4%: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/lees-approval-rating-hits-new-low-of-37-4-poll",
        "published": "2026-09-07T00:22:02.000Z"
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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."
}