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President Lee Jae Myung's Approval Rating Drops to 37.4 Percent

morning · · thread: President Lee Jae Myung's Approval Rating Hits Record Low

2 sources · South Korea · 1 of them is linked to a state

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  • Yonhap South Korea · Centre · State-affiliated · Cooperative; statutory national agency with state subsidy
  • The Korea Herald South Korea · Centre-right · Herald Corporation (Yeongpoong Group)

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President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has fallen to a new low of 37.4 percent, marking the eighth consecutive week of decline. According to a poll of 2,510 adults conducted by Realmeter and commissioned by the EKN newspaper, the rating decreased by 1.5 percentage points from the previous week. The president's disapproval rating rose 0.8 percentage point to 59.5 percent. The survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level.

Realmeter attributed the decline to a recent Cabinet reshuffle and the government's decision to reverse its plan to lower the basic deduction for single home owners who do not live in their homes. Specifically, the nomination of Rep. Kim Seung-won of the ruling Democratic Party as the new justice minister drew criticism from the main opposition party. Opponents argue that the nomination was intended to help drop criminal charges against the president.

A separate poll conducted by Realmeter among 1,001 individuals showed that support for the Democratic Party slipped 1.3 percentage points to 41.8 percent. Support for the main opposition People Power Party fell 0.1 percentage point to 37.6 percent. This second poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level.

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