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Lee's Approval Rating Drops to Lowest Level Since Taking Office: Poll

A National Barometer Survey showed 48% disapproval, the first time it has exceeded approval, as backlash grew over cabinet nominees and policy disputes.

Summary by The Korea Times
President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell to the lowest level since he took office in June last year, a poll showed Thursday. In a National Barometer Survey of 1,002 people aged 18 and older conducted Monday to Wednesday, 43 percent positively assessed Lee's handling of state affairs, down 7 percentage points from the previous survey conducted two weeks earlier. Disapproval of his performance stood at 48 percent, marking the first time it h…

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According to an NBS poll conducted by four companies including Embrain Public, President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating was recorded at 43%, showing a downward trend. Negative public opinion also prevails regarding the nominations of Ministerial Candidates Kim Seung-won and Yong Hye-in. Party support ratings are led by the Democratic Party of Korea at 39% and the People Power Party at 25%, with a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 9…

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President Lee's approval rating at 43%... down 7 percentage points from the previous survey

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Public opinion poll results released on the 10th showed President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating at 43%, a 7 percentage point drop from the previous survey. His disapproval rating stood at 48%, surpassing his approval rating for the first time since taking office. This was according to the National Indicator Survey (NB) conducted by Embrain Public, K-Stat Research, Korea Research, and Hankook Research and released on the same day.

President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for his administration has dropped sharply, falling below the 50% mark. For the first time in the National Bilateral Survey (NBS), the negative rating for his performance has surpassed the positive rating.

The results of the National Biographic Survey (NBS) public opinion poll for the second week of September were released around 11 a.m. on the 10th. President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for his handling of state affairs stood at 43%. This represents a 7 percentage point (p) drop from the 50% recorded in the survey conducted two weeks prior (the fourth week of August). Embrain Public, K-Stat Research, Korea Research, and Hankook Research con…

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한겨레 broke the news on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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