Lee's approval rating falls to 35.3% after rebound: poll

President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating fell to 35.3 percent in a poll conducted nationwide from last Monday to Friday. Realmeter said positive assessments of his job performance dropped 2 percentage points from the previous week, while disapproval rose 1.9 points to 62.3 percent. The pollster cited concerns about housing and the economy, North Korea’s threat to resume loudspeaker broadcasts toward the South, and controversy over a Serious Crime Investigation Agency chief attending Cabinet meetings. In a separate survey, the People Power Party led the Democratic Party of Korea in support.

Realmeter surveyed 2,517 adults for the poll on Lee’s job performance.

The separate party-support survey covered 1,003 adults between Thursday and Friday.

Support for the Democratic Party of Korea fell 0.2 percentage point to 36 percent, while support for the People Power Party rose 1.7 points to 42.6 percent.

The presidential poll had a margin of error of 2 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level; the party poll’s margin was 3.1 points at the same confidence level.

Both polls were commissioned by the Asia Business Daily.

Published Oct 26, 2026 9:04 am KST

President Lee Jae Myung attends the second plenary meeting of the presidential commission on easing regulations at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Oct. 23. Yonhap

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell to 35.3 percent after rebounding the previous week, a poll showed Monday.

In the poll conducted on 2,517 adults nationwide from last Monday to Friday by Realmeter, positive assessments of Lee's job performance fell 2 percentage points from the previous week.

Lee's disapproval rating stood at 62.3 percent, up 1.9 percentage points from the previous week.

Realmeter attributed the decline to growing concerns over the housing market and the economy, including the recent stock market plunge.

The pollster also cited North Korea's threat to resume loudspeaker broadcasts toward the South and controversy over whether the chief of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency should attend Cabinet meetings.

In a separate survey of 1,003 adults conducted between Thursday and Friday, support for the ruling Democratic Party of Korea fell 0.2 percentage point to 36 percent, while that of the main opposition People Power Party rose 1.7 percentage points to 42.6 percent.

The survey on the president had a margin of error of 2 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.

根据上周一至周五进行的全国民调显示，韩国总统李在明的支持率跌至35.3%。民调机构Realmeter表示，民众对其工作表现的正面评价较前一周下降2个百分点，而负面评价则上升1.9个百分点至62.3%。民调机构指出，民众担忧住房和经济问题、朝鲜威胁恢复对韩广播以及重案组组长出席内阁会议等事件引发争议。在另一项民调中，国民力量党的支持率领先于共同民主党。

Realmeter 对 2,517 名成年人进行了民意调查，以了解李的工作表现。

另一项政党支持率调查于周四至周五期间对 1003 名成年人进行了调查。

韩国民主党的支持率下降了0.2个百分点，至36%；而国民力量党的支持率上升了1.7个百分点，至42.6%。

总统民调的误差幅度为 2 个百分点，置信水平为 95%；政党民调的误差幅度为 3.1 个百分点，置信水平相同。

这两项民意调查均由《亚洲商业日报》委托进行。

发布于2026年10月26日上午9:04（韩国标准时间）

10月23日，韩国总统李在明在首尔总统府青瓦台出席总统府放松管制委员会第二次全体会议。（韩联社）

周一公布的民调显示，李在明总统的支持率在上周反弹后，本周回落至35.3%。

Realmeter 从上周一到周五对全国 2517 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 个百分点。

李光耀的支持率低于62.3%，比前一周上升了1.9个百分点。

Realmeter 将此次下跌归因于人们对房地产市场和经济日益增长的担忧，包括最近的股市暴跌。

民调机构还提到朝鲜威胁要恢复对韩国的扩音器广播，以及关于重案调查厅厅长是否应该参加内阁会议的争议。

在周四至周五进行的另一项针对 1003 名成年人的调查中，执政的韩国共同民主党的支持率下降了 0.2 个百分点，至 36%，而主要反对党国民力量党的支持率上升了 1.7 个百分点，至 42.6%。

对总统的调查误差幅度为 2 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%。