Approval Rating Drops to Record Low of 44%, Real Estate Top Reason for Negative Reviews

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In a Gallup Korea poll, President Lee Jae-myung's state approval rating fell by 7 percentage points from the previous survey to 44%. This marks the lowest figure since taking office, according to the pollster's surveys. Real estate policy was cited as the most common reason for negative evaluations.

Reporter Son Hyeong-an has the details.

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According to a survey conducted by pollster Gallup Korea on 1,000 adults aged 18 and older nationwide over three days starting from the 11th, 44% of respondents answered that President Lee Jae-myung is doing a good job in performing his duties, while 46% gave a negative evaluation.

Comparing with Gallup's previous survey in the fourth week of July, positive evaluations fell by 7 percentage points, while negative evaluations rose by 8 percentage points.

Looking solely at Gallup polls, the positive evaluation is the lowest since President Lee took office, and negative evaluations numerically surpassed positive evaluations for the first time.

Reasons for negative evaluations included real estate policy at 30%, economy and livelihood at 13%, and general incompetence at 7%.

Gallup asked, "The government recently announced tax reform plans, such as increasing the tax burden of comprehensive real estate tax and capital gains tax on ultra-expensive and non-resident single-home owners. What kind of impact do you think this will have on the real estate market?"

Positive impact was registered at 24%, negative impact at 45%, and no impact at 12%, respectively.

By region, 21% in Seoul viewed it as "positive" and 51% as "negative," while Incheon and Gyeonggi stood at 25% "positive" and 48% "negative."

Depending on homeownership, among homeowners, 26% viewed it positively and 50% negatively, whereas non-homeowners responded with 21% positive and 38% negative.

Regarding the government's policy intervention in the housing market, 27% said it should intervene more, 40% said less, and 20% said the current level is appropriate.

Regarding the complete abolition of prosecutors' supplementary investigation rights following amendments to the Criminal Procedure Act, 27% viewed it as a positive development, while 50% saw it as wrong. The reasons for viewing it positively were led by the reduction of prosecutors' authority and decentralization of power, followed by distrust in prosecutors and past wrongdoings, and the need for prosecution reform. The reasons for viewing it negatively were concentrated on the concentration of power in the police and the need for checks, the necessity of prosecutors' supplementary investigation functions, and advantages for criminals coupled with insufficient victim protection.

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