Lee's approval rating rebounds to 44 pct: poll

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SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose to 44 percent this week after hitting a record low, a biweekly poll showed Thursday.

In a survey of 1,000 adults nationwide conducted Monday through Wednesday, positive assessments of Lee's job performance rose 1 percentage point from two weeks earlier, according to the National Barometer Survey (NBS).

Negative assessments fell 1 percentage point to 49 percent.

Lee's approval rating stood at a record low of 43 percent for two consecutive surveys conducted in mid-September and the first week of October.

Support for the ruling Democratic Party fell 2 percentage points to 33 percent, while that of the main opposition People Power Party rose 3 percentage points to 28 percent.

The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level.

President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a ceremony at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Oct. 14, 2026, to announce a set of measures for the country's population strategy. (Yonhap)

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Lee's approval rating rebounds to 44 pct: poll

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首尔，10月15日（韩联社）——周四公布的一项双周民调显示，李在明总统的支持率在本周回升至44%，此前该支持率曾跌至历史新低。

根据国家晴雨表调查（NBS）的数据，周一至周三对全国 1000 名成年人进行的调查显示，对李将军工作表现的正面评价比两周前上升了 1 个百分点。

负面评价下降1个百分点至49%。

在9月中旬和10月第一周进行的两次连续民调中，李的支持率均跌至历史新低43%。

执政的民主党支持率下降了2个百分点，至33%，而主要反对党人民力量党的支持率上升了3个百分点，至28%。

本次民意调查的误差幅度为正负 3.1 个百分点，置信水平为 95%。

2026年10月14日，韩国总统李在明在首尔青瓦台总统府举行的仪式上发表讲话，宣布了一系列国家人口战略措施。（韩联社）

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李将与美韩商业理事会主席会面，讨论合作事宜。

李呼吁重组社会制度以满足不断变化的人口结构的需求。

（导语）李强调美盟的重要性，并表示两国之间可能会出现分歧。

民调显示，李光耀的支持率回升至44%。