President Lee Jae-myung's Approval Rating Falls to 38.9%... First Time in the 30% Range Since Taking Office

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President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating has dropped to 38.9%. According to a Realmeter poll, this is the lowest level since his inauguration and the first time it has fallen into the 30% range. Analysts attribute the decline to real estate policies and growing distrust in the police following a missing person case in Jeju.

Reporter Kang Min-u has the details.

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In a survey conducted by pollster Realmeter from the 24th to the 28th of 2,509 adults aged 18 and older nationwide, 38.9% positively evaluated President Lee Jae-myung's state affairs performance, while 58.7% gave a negative evaluation.

President Lee's approval rating fell by 1.3 percentage points compared to 40.2% the previous week.

Based on Realmeter's weekly surveys, the rating has declined for seven consecutive weeks to reach a record low, dropping into the 30% range for the first time.

Comparisons with the previous week's survey were also analyzed by age group and region.

By age group, people in their 50s saw a large drop of 7.5 percentage points, followed by those in their 40s with a 3.1 percentage point decline. Drops for those in their 20s and younger, 60s, and 70s and older were under 2 percentage points.

On the other hand, approval among people in their 30s rose by 8.8 percentage points.

By region, ratings fell by 8.5 percentage points in the Chungcheong region and 4.1 percentage points in the Honam region.

In the capital area, Seoul saw a 0.3 percentage point drop, while Incheon and Gyeonggi Province recorded a 1.5 percentage point increase.

Realmeter analyzed that the worsening public sentiment regarding real estate due to housing prices and jeonse-wolse lease issues, controversies over the appointment of Supreme Court justice candidates, and police distrust stemming from the Jeju missing person case were the main factors behind the decline.

The Blue House stated, "We will place top priority on people's livelihoods and the economy, meticulously examine overall state affairs so that citizens can feel improvements in their daily lives, and do our utmost to achieve tangible results."

Some officials at the Blue House expressed expectations that the approval rating might recover in the next poll, noting that this survey did not reflect the Cabinet reshuffle announced yesterday (the 30th).

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