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President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for his performance of state affairs has been declining in recent public opinion polls, with controversy over the independence of the judiciary, security issues, and real estate market instability acting as major factors.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Jae-ha = A public opinion poll was released on the 12th showing that President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for his performance of state affairs has fallen for two consecutive weeks.
As a result of a survey of 1,504 people over the age of 18 nationwide conducted by Realmeter on the 6th to 8th at the request of Asia Economy, the positive evaluation of President Lee's performance of state affairs was calculated to be 35.2%, down 2.2 percentage points from last week.
Negative evaluation was 61.4%, up 1.6 percentage points from the previous week. ‘I don’t know’ was 3.4%.
Realmeter analyzed, "It appears that the controversy over the independence of the judiciary with Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, the security battle between the ruling and opposition parties following the DMZ land mine explosion, and the rise in rent and apartment prices in the metropolitan area have led to a decline in approval ratings as they have been focused on issues related to the audit of government affairs."
In a political party approval survey conducted on the 7th and 8th among 1,004 voters over the age of 18 nationwide, the Democratic Party of Korea recorded 35.7% and the People Power Party recorded 41.3%.
The Democratic Party fell 7.0% points compared to the last survey, and the People Power Party rose 2.9% points.
The Fatherland Innovation Party recorded 6.3%, up 1.1 percentage points from last week. The New Reform Party is 2.8% and the Progressive Party is 1.2%. Other political parties were surveyed at 1.8%, and independents were at 11.0%.
The sampling error for the survey on approval of the president's performance of state affairs was ±2.5%p at the 95% confidence level, and the response rate was 2.8%. The sampling error for the party support survey was ±3.1%p at the 95% confidence level, and the response rate was 2.6%. Both surveys were conducted 100% wirelessly using an automated response method. For more information, please refer to the National Election Opinion Survey Deliberation Committee website.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for his performance of state affairs is likely to decline further or remain stagnant in the short term.
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In a Realmeter survey, President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for his performance of state affairs fell for two consecutive weeks to 35.2%, while the Democratic Party of Korea's approval rating fell 7.0 percentage points to 35.7% and the People Power Party's approval rating rose 2.9 percentage points to 41.3%, a reversal within the margin of error.

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell to 35.2 percent for the second consecutive week, down 2.2 points, amid controversies over judicial independence, DMZ mine blasts, and rising housing prices, according to a Realmeter poll of 1,504 adults. Negative assessments rose to 61.4 percent. In a separate poll, support for the ruling Democratic Party dropped to 35.5 percent while the opposition People Power Party rose to 41.3 percent.

Kim Min-seok, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, mentioned President Lee Jae-myung's Representative Kim emphasized that criticism is being expressed in an inappropriate way and that public officials should raise issues in a different way.