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BackApproval for President Lee Jae-myung's performance of state affairs has fallen slightly for the first time in three weeks.
Approval for President Lee Jae-myung's performance of state affairs has fallen slightly for the first time in three weeks.
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Approval for President Lee Jae-myung's performance of state affairs has fallen slightly for the first time in three weeks.

Jaemyung LeeSupport for state administrationreal meter

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  • In a Realmeter survey, the positive evaluation of President Lee Jae-myung's performance of state affairs fell 0.5 percentage points to 37.4%, and the negative evaluation fell 0.3 percentage points to 59.8%.
  • The approval rating of the Democratic Party of Korea rose by 3.8 percentage points to 42.5%, while the People Power Party's approval rating fell by 1.0 percentage points to 38.4%.

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Why It Matters

The approval rating for President Lee Jae-myung's performance of state affairs has fluctuated over the past three weeks, and this survey was conducted at a time when positive factors such as the announcement of policies for people's livelihood and welfare using excess tax revenue, controversy over the establishment of the Public Prosecution Office and the Serious Crimes Investigation Office, the issue of the appointment of Kim Ji-yong as head of the Central Investigation Office, the DMZ land mine explosion incident, diplomatic friction in Ukraine, and instability in rent in the metropolitan area were all acting together.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Jae-ha = A public opinion poll was released on the 5th showing that President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for his performance of state affairs has fallen slightly for the first time in three weeks.

As a result of Real Meter's survey of 2,515 people aged 18 or older nationwide from the 28th of last month to the 2nd at the request of the Energy Economy News, the positive evaluation of President Lee's performance of state affairs was calculated to be 37.4%, down 0.5 percentage points from last week.

Negative evaluation was 59.8%, down 0.3 percentage points from the previous week. ‘I don’t know’ was 2.8%.

Realmeter analyzed that "there were positive factors such as the announcement of policies for people's livelihood and welfare using excess tax revenue worth 63 trillion won," but that "trust in government administration appears to have declined slightly as negative factors in personnel, security, and people's livelihood, such as the establishment of the Public Prosecution Office and the Serious Crimes Investigation Office and the controversy over the appointment of Kim Ji-yong as head of the Central Investigation Office, the DMZ land mine explosion incident, diplomatic friction with Ukraine, and instability in rent in the metropolitan area, had a greater impact."

In a survey of political party support conducted on the 1st and 2nd among 1,009 voters over the age of 18 nationwide, the Democratic Party of Korea recorded 42.5% and the People Power Party recorded 38.4%.

The Democratic Party rose 3.8% points compared to the last survey, and the People Power Party fell 1.0% points.

The Fatherland Innovation Party recorded 5.2%, up 1.2 percentage points from last week. The New Reform Party is 1.5% and the Progressive Party is 1.3%. Other political parties were surveyed at 1.6%, and independents were at 9.5%.

The sampling error for the survey on approval of the president's performance of state affairs was ±2.0%p at the 95% confidence level, and the response rate was 3.9%. The sampling error for the party support survey was ±3.1%p at the 95% confidence level, and the response rate was 3.0%. Both surveys were conducted 100% wirelessly using an automated response method. For more information, refer to the National Election Opinion Survey Deliberation Committee website.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • In next week's opinion poll, President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for his performance of state affairs is expected to show slight changes from the current level.

    Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • What are the specific details of the people’s livelihood and welfare policy using excess tax revenue?
  • What are the specific issues in the controversy over the establishment of the Public Prosecution Office and the Serious Crimes Investigation Office and the appointment of Director Kim Ji-yong of the Central Investigation Office?
  • What are the causes and circumstances of the DMZ mine explosion incident?
  • On what issue did the diplomatic conflict with Ukraine arise?

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