A recent poll revealed that President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for his government performance has dropped to its lowest level since he took office. The survey, conducted by Realmeter at the request of Energy Economy News, assessed the opinions of 2,508 voters aged 18 and older from July 27 to 31. The results showed an approval rating of 45.9%, a decrease of 0.4 percentage points from the previous week, marking three consecutive weeks of decline and the lowest rating since his inauguration.
The percentage of respondents who rated his performance as 'poor' rose to 50.5%, an increase of 1.0 percentage point from the prior week. This is the first time that negative evaluations have surpassed positive ones by a margin of 4.6 percentage points, exceeding the margin of error of ±2.0 percentage points. Meanwhile, 3.5% of respondents indicated they were unsure.
In a separate survey conducted on July 30-31, the Democratic Party garnered 45.1% support, while the People Power Party received 37.7%. The Democratic Party's support increased by 3.8 percentage points compared to the previous week, while the People Power Party saw a decline of 2.9 percentage points. Support for the Reform Party was at 2.4%, the Justice Party at 2.0%, and the Progressive Party at 0.9%. The percentage of undecided voters was recorded at 9.5%.
Both surveys were conducted using automated telephone interviews. The margin of error for the presidential approval rating survey is ±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, with a response rate of 3.8%. The party support survey has a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, with a response rate of 3.3%. For more details, please refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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