Lee's approval rating rises to 46 pct: poll

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SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose to 46 percent this week, surpassing his disapproval rating for the first time in nearly two months, 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 2 percentage points from two weeks earlier, according to the National Barometer Survey (NBS).

Negative assessments fell 5 percentage points to 44 percent.

Lee's approval rating last exceeded his disapproval rating in late August, when positive assessments stood at 50 percent. It then fell to a record low of 43 percent for two consecutive surveys in mid-September and the first week of October, before rising to 44 percent in the previous poll.

Support for the ruling Democratic Party rose 3 percentage points to 36 percent, while that of the main opposition People Power Party fell 3 percentage points to 25 percent.

When asked whether Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae should be impeached, 34 percent of respondents supported his impeachment, while 45 percent opposed it.

In recent weeks, some lawmakers have called for Cho's impeachment, citing his refusal to newly recommend a candidate to the top court despite a request from the presidential office, as well as allegations of election interference and improper use of official funds.

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 delivers a eulogy during a memorial event in Seoul on Oct. 29, 2026, for victims of the 2022 crowd crush in the capital's Itaewon district as the country marks the fourth anniversary of the tragedy, which claimed 159 lives during Halloween celebrations. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

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首尔，10月29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本周升至46%，这是近两个月来首次超过反对率。

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 2 个百分点。

负面评价率下降了5个百分点，至44%。

李光耀的支持率上一次超过反对率是在8月下旬，当时支持率达到50%。之后，他的支持率在9月中旬和10月第一周的两次调查中连续跌至43%的历史新低，之后在最近的一次民调中回升至44%。

执政的民主党支持率上升了3个百分点，达到36%，而主要反对党人民力量党的支持率下降了3个百分点，达到25%。

当被问及是否应该弹劾最高法院首席大法官赵熙大时，34%的受访者支持弹劾，而45%的受访者反对弹劾。

最近几周，一些议员呼吁弹劾赵镛基，理由是他拒绝向最高法院推荐新候选人，尽管总统府提出了要求，此外还有有关干预选举和不当使用公款的指控。

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29日，韩国总统李在明在首尔出席悼念活动，悼念2022年首尔梨泰院人群踩踏事件的遇难者。当天是这场悲剧发生四周年纪念日，该事件在万圣节庆祝活动期间造成159人死亡。（联社照片）（韩联社）

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（导语）李说，没有什么比人民的生命和安全更重要。

执政党决定在弹劾呼声中寻求议会对最高法院院长展开调查。

李敦促改革阻碍先进产业发展的过时法规。

李显龙任命特别监察员调查涉及第一家庭及其助手的腐败案件

民调显示，李光耀的支持率升至46%。