Lee's approval rating rises to 46%: poll
Summary
President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating rose to 46 percent nationwide this week, surpassing his disapproval rating for the first time in nearly two months. The National Barometer Survey found that positive assessments increased 2 percentage points from two weeks earlier, while negative assessments fell 5 points to 44 percent. Support for the Democratic Party rose to 36 percent, and support for the People Power Party fell to 25 percent. Respondents opposed impeaching Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae by a wider margin than they supported it.
Key Facts
- The survey questioned 1,000 adults nationwide from Monday through Wednesday.
- Lee’s approval rating last exceeded his disapproval rating in late August, when positive assessments stood at 50 percent.
- His approval fell to 43 percent in two consecutive surveys in mid-September and the first week of October, then rose to 44 percent in the previous poll.
- On Cho Hee-dae’s impeachment, 34 percent supported it and 45 percent opposed it.
- The poll’s margin of error was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level.
President Lee Jae Myung delivers a eulogy during a memorial event for victims of the 2022 crowd crush in the capital's Itaewon district as the country marks the fourth anniversary of the tragedy, Seoul, Thursday. Pool photo- 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.
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