President Lee Jae-myung's Approval Rating Falls to 46.7%… "Accepting Results with Gravity and Humility"

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A recent opinion poll shows that President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating has fallen below 50 percent. The Blue House stated that it accepts the results with gravity and humility.

Here is the report by Kang Min-woo.

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According to a survey conducted by polling agency Realmeter at the request of Energy Economy News, which polled 2,517 adults aged 18 and older nationwide from June 15 to 19, President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for the third week of June stood at 46.7 percent, down 4.8 percentage points from the previous week.

This marks the first time President Lee's approval rating has fallen into the 40 percent range in a Realmeter survey.

The disapproval rating was 49.7 percent, which also marks the first time it has surpassed the approval rating, although the difference remains within the margin of error.

Realmeter analyzed that the spread of accountability regarding the mismanagement of the election, along with internal power struggles within the ruling party, acted as negative factors. Additionally, concerns over the polarization of the asset market, despite the KOSPI surpassing 9,000, led to a loss of support from moderate voters and those in the metropolitan area.

Regarding the recent shift in approval ratings, the Blue House stated, "We accept these results with gravity and humility," adding, "We will more carefully examine what the public is worried about and what they desire."

President Lee, who posted on social media on the 10th while on a tour of Europe that he was "sorry" for the decline in his approval rating and that he would "work harder," wrote on social media last night (June 21) that "the purpose of politics is to take responsibility for the lives of the people," and urged, "Please overcome small differences and join forces." This has led to interpretations that he was targeting the intensifying power struggle within the ruling party and the confrontational political landscape between the ruling and opposition parties.

[President Lee Jae-myung (June 19): 'People are saying, "We are struggling to make a living, so what are you fighting about?" and "What does your fighting have to do with our lives or the public duties we entrusted to you?" It is understandable that our citizens are angry.']

Following the reshuffle of his presidential staff, President Lee is expected to carry out a cabinet reshuffle as early as the end of this month, replacing some ministers. Attention is now focused on whether this will lead to any changes in his approval rating.

Reported by Kang Min-woo | Video by Ha Ryung and Yoon Hyung | Video Editing by Lee Seung-hee | Graphics by Choi Jae-young
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