President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating declines, according to a South Korean public opinion poll agency.

[Seoul Current Affairs] On the 12th, South Korean public opinion polling agency Korea Gallup announced that President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating was 57%, a 7-point drop from the previous poll on May 22nd. Surveys by other major organizations have also shown that the approval rating has fallen by about 9 points from before the unified local elections on the 3rd.

Protest over Takeshima's ``inherent territory'' over textbook certification - South Korea In the unified local elections, there was a shortage of ballot papers at voting stations across the country. The Central Election Commission is under investigation on charges of violating the Public Elections Act, and protests continue. In a Korea Gallup poll, the most people cited this issue as the reason for their disapproval of the president.

Furthermore, although the ruling party ``Kyodo Democratic Party'' won a majority in the unified local elections, the conservative main opposition party ``People's Power'' won the mayoral election in the capital, Seoul. The ruling party was defeated in important constituencies in the re-elections and by-elections for members of the Diet. It is believed that the people's strength put up a good fight, and one political commentator said, ``Following the election results, it has become easier for people who are critical of the Lee Jae-myung administration to raise their voices.''

On the 10th, in response to a survey showing that his approval rating had fallen even though he was visiting Europe, Mr. Lee announced on X (formerly Twitter), ``I apologize to the people. I will work harder with a lower attitude, more humility, and more inclusiveness.'' It showed that he was taking it seriously.