Lee's approval rating hits new low of 40 pct: poll

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SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell to 40 percent, marking its lowest level since he took office in June last year, a poll showed Friday.

In a survey conducted by Gallup Korea from Tuesday through Thursday on 1,001 people aged 18 and older, 40 percent positively assessed Lee's management of state affairs, down 2 percentage points from the previous week.

Lee's disapproval rating rose 1 percentage point to 51 percent, the highest level since he took office.

The economy and people's livelihoods were the most frequently cited reason for the positive assessment at 14 percent, followed by diplomacy at 13 percent and overall performance at 10 percent.

Among those who negatively assessed Lee's performance, 23 percent cited his real estate policies, followed by concerns over the economy and people's livelihoods at 11 percent and personnel appointments at 9 percent.

Gallup said concerns over personnel appointments in this week's poll appeared to be linked to Lee's recent nomination of six new ministers in a Cabinet reshuffle.

The pollster also said real estate policies have remained the most frequently cited reason for negative assessments since the fourth week of July.

Support for the ruling Democratic Party fell 1 percentage point on-week to 38 percent, while that of the main opposition People Power Party rose 5 percentage points to a record high of 30 percent under the Lee administration.

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

President Lee Jae Myung attends a meeting with his senior secretaries at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Sept. 3, 2026. (Yonhap)

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Lee's approval rating hits new low of 40 pct: poll

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首尔，9月4日（韩联社）——周五公布的一项民意调查显示，韩国总统李在明的支持率跌至40%，创下自去年6月上任以来的最低水平。

盖洛普韩国公司周二至周四对1001名18岁及以上人士进行的调查显示，40%的人对李明博处理国家事务的方式给予了积极评价，比前一周下降了2个百分点。

李的支持率下降了1个百分点，达到51%，这是他上任以来的最高水平。

经济和人民生活是给予积极评价的最常被提及的原因（14%），其次是外交（13%）和整体表现（10%）。

在对李光耀的执政表现给予负面评价的人中，23%的人提到了他的房地产政策，11%的人担心经济和民生，9%的人担心人事任命。

盖洛普表示，本周民调中对人事任命的担忧似乎与李显龙最近在内阁改组中提名六位新部长有关。

民调机构还表示，自 7 月第四周以来，房地产政策一直是导致负面评价的最常见原因。

执政的民主党支持率本周下降1个百分点至38%，而主要反对党人民力量党的支持率则上升5个百分点，达到李光耀政府执政以来的最高点30%。

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9月3日，韩国总统李在明在首尔总统府青瓦台与高级秘书们举行会议。（韩联社）

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