A public opinion poll released today (October 19) showed that President Lee Jae-myung's job approval rating rebounded for the first time in three weeks.

According to a survey conducted by Realmeter at the request of the Asia Business Daily from October 12 to 16 among 2,520 respondents aged 18 and older nationwide, positive evaluation of President Lee's state administration rose 2.1 percentage points from the previous week to 37.3%.

Negative evaluation fell 1.0 percentage point from the previous week to 60.4%.

Those answering "don't know" stood at 2.3%.

Realmeter analyzed, "It appears that extraordinary measures against violent crimes following the stabbing incident in Incheon and the emphasis on livelihood policies such as housing, jobs, and finance had a positive impact, leading to a rebound in approval ratings," while adding, "However, as anxiety spread across financial markets due to a sharp drop in the stock market late in the week, approval ratings turned downward, giving up some of the earlier gains."

In a party support survey conducted on October 15 and 16 among 1,005 voters aged 18 and older nationwide, the Democratic Party of Korea recorded 36.2%, while the People Power Party recorded 40.9%.

The Democratic Party gained 0.7 percentage points compared to the previous survey, while the People Power Party slipped 0.4 percentage points.

The Rebuilding Korea Party rose 0.6 percentage points from the previous week to record 6.9%.

The Reform Party stood at 1.8%, and the Progressive Party stood at 1.1%.

Other political parties accounted for 2.2%, while unaffiliated voters stood at 11.1%.

The presidential job approval survey had a sampling error of ±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, with a response rate of 2.7%.

The political party support survey had a sampling error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, with a response rate of 2.7%.

Both surveys were conducted via a 100% wireless automated response system (ARS).

For more details, refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

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