Lee's approval rating dips after 2-week rise: poll

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SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell slightly last week following a two-week rise, a poll showed Monday.

In the poll conducted on 2,515 adults nationwide from last Monday through Friday, positive assessments of Lee's job performance stood at 37.4 percent, down 0.5 percentage point from the previous week, Realmeter said.

Negative assessments also dropped 0.3 percentage point to 59.8 percent, while 2.8 percent of respondents said they were unsure.

Lee's approval rating had risen for two consecutive weeks, helped by his clarification of key political issues during a press conference on Sept. 18.

"The announcement of livelihood and welfare policies using excess tax revenue served as a positive factor this week. But personnel, security and livelihood-related negative factors appear to have had a greater impact," Realmeter said.

Negative factors included a controversy over the establishment of new investigative agencies -- the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (SCIA) and the Prosecution Service -- and the appointment of the SCIA chief, as well as the recent land mine blast inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), diplomatic friction with Ukraine and concerns over housing rental prices in the Seoul metropolitan area, it noted.

In a separate poll conducted on 1,009 voters nationwide last week, support for the ruling Democratic Party (DP) stood at 42.5 percent, up 3.8 percentage points from the previous survey, while support for the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) fell 1 percentage point to 38.4 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.

Both surveys were commissioned by the EKN newspaper.

President Lee Jae Myung delivers opening remarks at a meeting on innovative approaches to handling civil complaints in the central administrative city of Sejong on Oct. 2, 2026. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

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首尔，10月5日（韩联社）——周一公布的一项民意调查显示，在连续两周上升之后，李在明总统的支持率上周略有下降。

Realmeter表示，从上周一到周五，对全国2515名成年人进行的民意调查显示，对李的工作表现给予积极评价的比例为37.4%，比前一周下降了0.5个百分点。

负面评价也下降了 0.3 个百分点，至 59.8%，而 2.8% 的受访者表示不确定。

在9月18日的新闻发布会上，李显龙澄清了一些关键的政治问题，这帮助他的支持率连续两周上升。

“本周宣布利用盈余税收推行民生福利政策是一个积极因素。但人事、安全和民生相关的负面因素似乎影响更大，”雷尔米特说。

报告指出，不利因素包括围绕新成立的调查机构——重案调查厅（SCIA）和检察厅——以及重案调查厅厅长的任命而引发的争议，以及最近在非军事区（DMZ）内发生的地雷爆炸事件、与乌克兰的外交摩擦以及对首尔都市圈住房租金价格的担忧。

上周对全国 1009 名选民进行的另一项民意调查显示，执政的民主党 (DP) 的支持率为 42.5%，比上次调查上升了 3.8 个百分点，而主要反对党人民力量党 (PPP) 的支持率下降了 1 个百分点，至 38.4%。

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%。

这两项调查均由 EKN 报社委托进行。

2026年10月2日，李在明总统在中央行政城市世宗市出席关于创新处理民事投诉方式的会议并致开幕词。（联社照片）（韩联社）

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（第三条）韩国推出缩减规模的检察机关和新的调查机构，进行重大改革

（导语）李警告称，如果乌克兰拒绝就朝鲜战俘转移事件道歉，美国将采取“额外措施”。

（第三段）金与正再次否认对非军事区爆炸事件负责，嘲讽首尔方面呼吁缓和紧张局势

民调显示，李光耀的支持率维持在43%不变。

民调显示，李光耀的支持率在连续两周上升后回落。