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  "id": 6525188,
  "title": "Lee's approval rating drops to lowest level since taking office: poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/lees-approval-rating-drops-to-lowest-level-since-taking-office-poll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T02:34:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260910003700315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has hit its lowest point since he assumed office in June last year, according to a recent poll conducted by the National Barometer Survey. The survey, which polled 1,002 individuals aged 18 and older, revealed that 43% of respondents had a positive view of Lee's handling of state affairs, a 7 percentage point drop from the previous survey. Disapproval of his performance, however, reached an all-time high at 48%, surpassing his approval rating for the first time in the biweekly survey.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee's approval rating drops to lowest level since taking office: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/lees-approval-rating-drops-to-lowest-level-since-taking-office-poll-6529979",
        "published": "2026-09-10T03:22:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hankyoreh",
        "title": "[Poll] Lee’s approval drops to 43% as disapproval rises to 48%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/poll-lees-approval-drops-to-43-as-disapproval-rises-to-48",
        "published": "2026-09-10T06:16:26.000Z"
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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."
}