{
  "id": 8814401,
  "title": "Lee's approval rating rises for 1st time in 10 weeks to 34.8%: poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/lees-approval-rating-rises-for-1st-time-in-10-weeks-to-34-8-poll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T01:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260921/lees-approval-rating-rises-for-1st-time-in-10-weeks-to-348-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating surged for the first time in 10 weeks, reaching 34.8% according to a recent poll. This increase was attributed to his clarification of key political issues during a press conference. The poll, conducted among 2,507 adults across the nation from Monday to Friday, showed a 1 percentage point rise in positive assessments of Lee's job performance, up from 33.8% the previous week to 34.8%. Simultaneously, negative assessments remained steady, increasing by just 0.1 percentage point to 63.4%.\n\nThis marked the first upward trend in Lee's approval rating in 10 weeks, a stark contrast to his 48.9% rating on July 13. The approval rating exhibited a gradual upward trajectory throughout the week, climbing from 32.9% on Tuesday to 37.2% on Friday, the day of the press conference. However, Lee's approval rating initially dipped at the beginning of the week due to controversy surrounding the qualifications of Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won and Gender Equality Minister nominee.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose for the first time in 10 weeks last week, helped by his clarification of key political issues during a press conference, a pollster said Monday. In a poll conducted on 2,507 adults nationwide from last Monday to Friday, positive assessments of Lee's job performance rose by 1 percentage point from the previous week to 34.8 percent, while negative…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee's approval rating rises for 1st time in 10 weeks to 34.8 pct: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/lees-approval-rating-rises-for-1st-time-in-10-weeks-to-34-8-pct-poll",
        "published": "2026-09-21T01:15:20.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee's approval rating rises for 1st time in 10 weeks to 34.8%: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/lees-approval-rating-rises-for-1st-time-in-10-weeks-to-34-8-poll-8819127",
        "published": "2026-09-21T02:12:04.000Z"
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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."
}