Lee's approval rating falls for 2nd straight week: poll

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SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell for the second consecutive week to 35.2 percent, a poll showed Monday, amid controversies over judicial independence and last month's mine blast near the border.

In the poll conducted on 1,504 adults nationwide from last Tuesday to Thursday by Realmeter, positive assessments of Lee's job performance fell by 2.2 percentage points from the previous week.

Negative assessments rose 1.6 percentage points to 61.4 percent.

"Controversies surrounding judicial independence involving Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, disputes between rival parties over mine explosions in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), as well as rising rental and housing prices in the Seoul metropolitan area, all came under the spotlight during parliamentary audits, leading to the decline in approval ratings," the pollster said.

In a separate survey of 1,004 adults conducted last Wednesday and Thursday, support for the ruling Democratic Party fell 7 percentage points to 35.5 percent, while that of the main opposition People Power Party rose 2.9 percentage points to 41.3 percent.

The survey on the president had a margin of error of 2.5 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level, while the one on political parties had a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level.

Both polls were commissioned by the Asia Business Daily.

President Lee Jae Myung delivers welcoming remarks during a luncheon for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Oct. 8, 2026. (Yonhap)

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首尔，10月12日（韩联社）——周一公布的一项民意调查显示，由于司法独立问题以及上个月边境附近发生的矿难，韩国总统李在明的支持率连续第二周下降至35.2%。

Realmeter 于上周二至周四对全国 1504 名成年人进行的民意调查显示，对李将军工作表现的正面评价比前一周下降了 2.2 个百分点。

负面评价上升了1.6个百分点，达到61.4%。

民调机构表示：“最高法院首席大法官赵熙大引发的司法独立争议、非军事区地雷爆炸事件引发的各方争端，以及首尔都市圈不断上涨的租金和房价，都在国会审计期间成为关注焦点，导致支持率下降。”

在上周三和周四对 1004 名成年人进行的另一项调查中，执政的民主党的支持率下降了 7 个百分点，至 35.5%，而主要反对党人民力量党的支持率上升了 2.9 个百分点，至 41.3%。

对总统的调查误差幅度为 2.5 个百分点，置信水平为 95%；而对政党的调查误差幅度为 3.1 个百分点，置信水平为 95%。

这两项民意调查均由《亚洲商业日报》委托进行。

2026年10月8日，韩国总统李在明在首尔青瓦台为埃及总统阿卜杜勒·法塔赫·塞西举行午宴并致欢迎辞。（韩联社）

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