President Lee's Approval Rating at 53% Amid Economic Concerns

President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating stands at 53%, according to a survey released on July 10.

Korea Gallup reported that from July 7 to 9, 53% of respondents aged 18 and older approved of President Lee's job performance. This marks a 1 percentage point decrease from the previous week. Meanwhile, 35% of respondents rated his performance negatively, also down by 1 percentage point, while 12% withheld their opinions.

The primary reason for the positive assessment was attributed to 'economic and livelihood' issues, cited by 19% of respondents, followed by 'diplomacy' at 17%, 'overall performance' at 10%, and 'job competence and capability' at 6%.

Negative evaluations were largely due to concerns over 'economic and livelihood issues, high exchange rates' (21%), 'overall poor performance' (7%), and issues related to 'morality, evasion of personal trials, real estate policies, and authoritarianism' (each at 6%).

In party support ratings, the Democratic Party recorded 42%, while the People Power Party stood at 24%. The Democratic Party saw a 1 percentage point increase from the previous week, while the People Power Party dropped by 2 percentage points.

The Justice Party and the Reform Party each garnered 3%, while the Progressive Party and the Basic Income Party received 1% each. Those with no party affiliation accounted for 26%.

This survey was conducted using a random sampling of mobile phone virtual numbers through Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI). For more details, please refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.