President Lee Jae-myung's Approval Rating Drops to 33.8% Amid Significant Defection Among Progressives and Youths

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President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating has dropped to 33.8%. This marks the ninth consecutive week of decline and a record low since taking office, driven by significant defection among young people and progressives.

Reporter Son Hyeong-an has the details.

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The results are from a survey conducted by pollster Realmeter on 2,515 adults aged 18 and older nationwide from the 7th to the 11th.

President Lee's job performance approval rating stood at 33.8%, while his disapproval rating was 63.3%.

President Lee's approval rating fell 3.6 percentage points from the previous week, marking nine consecutive weeks of decline and reaching its lowest level since his inauguration.

By age group, the approval rating among those in their 20s and younger saw a sharp drop, falling 10.2 percentage points from the previous week to 18.6%.

By ideological orientation, the approval rating among progressives fell 8 percentage points from the previous week to 49.3%.

Realmeter analyzed that negative public opinion spread regarding controversies over cabinet personnel selections, the review of troop dispatch to the Strait of Hormuz, and uncertainties in real estate policies, which combined with significant defections from the progressive camp and people in their 20s to pull down the approval rating.

An official from the presidential office stated, "We are looking back at government policies and will make efforts to restore trust."

Looking at party support ratings, the Democratic Party stood at 36.1%, down 5.7 percentage points from the previous week, while the People Power Party rose 4.5 percentage points to 42.1%.

This is the first time in a Realmeter survey that the Democratic Party's approval rating has fallen below that of the People Power Party since the fourth week of June.

The Democratic Party recorded 63.5% among progressives, down 10 percentage points from the previous week, and 15% among those in their 20s, a drop of 18.8 percentage points.

The People Power Party's approval rating among those in their 20s surged 21.2 percentage points from the previous week to 61.5%.

(Camera and Audio: Ha Ryong, Yoon Hyung | Video Editing: Park Sun-soo | Graphics: Kim Han-gil, Park Tae-young)
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