Lee Jae-myung's Approval Rating Drops to Record Low of 44%, Hit by Real Estate Policies

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According to a Gallup Korea poll, President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating dropped 7 percentage points from the previous survey to 44%. This marks his lowest figure since taking office according to this polling agency, with real estate policies cited as the primary factor behind the decline.

Reporter Son Hyeong-an has the details.

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In a survey conducted by pollster Gallup Korea of 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 handling his duties, while 46% said he is doing a poor job.

Compared to Gallup's previous survey in the fourth week of July, positive evaluations fell by 7 percentage points, and negative evaluations rose by 8 percentage points.

Limiting the comparison to Gallup's polls, the positive evaluation was the lowest since President Lee took office, and negative evaluations outnumbered positive ones numerically for the first time.

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

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

Positive impacts were at 24%, negative impacts 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 Province showed 25% "positive" and 48% "negative."

Depending on home ownership, among homeowners, 26% answered it would be positive and 50% negative, while non-homeowners answered 21% positive and 38% negative.

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

Regarding the complete abolition of prosecutors' supplementary investigation rights following the amendment of the Criminal Procedure Act, 27% responded it was a good thing, while 50% said it was a bad thing. The reasons cited for thinking it was a good thing were, in order: reduction of prosecutors' power and decentralization of authority; widespread distrust of prosecutors and past wrongdoings; and the need for prosecution reform. The reasons for thinking it was a bad thing were, in order: concentration of power in the police and the need for checks; the necessity of prosecutors' supplementary investigation functions; and advantages for criminals combined with insufficient victim protection.

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