President Lee Jae-myung reiterated his commitment to combat illegal private finance on X (formerly Twitter) on May 14, urging formal financial institutions to fulfill their significant public roles. [Photo: Yonhap News]
President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating has slightly decreased to 61%. This decline follows discussions within the Democratic Party regarding granting the special prosecutor investigating allegations of manipulated investigations and prosecutions the authority to dismiss charges.
According to a survey released by Gallup Korea on May 15, 61% of respondents rated President Lee's job performance positively, a decrease of 3 percentage points from the previous survey, which recorded a 64% approval rating. Meanwhile, the disapproval rating rose by 2 percentage points to 28%, with 11% of respondents remaining undecided.
The primary reasons for the positive evaluations included 'economy and livelihood' at 26%, followed by 'diplomacy' at 10%, and 'overall performance' at 7%. On the other hand, the main reasons for disapproval were 'excessive welfare and livelihood support' and 'issues of morality and evasion of personal trials,' each cited by 10% of respondents. This was followed by 'economy, livelihood, and high exchange rates' at 9%, and 'overall poor performance' at 8%.
In terms of party support, the Democratic Party's approval rating fell by 1 percentage point to 45%. The People Power Party saw an increase of 2 percentage points, reaching 23%. While the Democratic Party maintained higher support in most regions, the People Power Party led in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province with 41% compared to the Democratic Party's 23%.
The survey was conducted through interviews with randomly selected wireless phone numbers, with a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level and a response rate of 12.5%. For more details, please refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission's website.
According to a survey released by Gallup Korea on May 15, 61% of respondents rated President Lee's job performance positively, a decrease of 3 percentage points from the previous survey, which recorded a 64% approval rating. Meanwhile, the disapproval rating rose by 2 percentage points to 28%, with 11% of respondents remaining undecided.
The primary reasons for the positive evaluations included 'economy and livelihood' at 26%, followed by 'diplomacy' at 10%, and 'overall performance' at 7%. On the other hand, the main reasons for disapproval were 'excessive welfare and livelihood support' and 'issues of morality and evasion of personal trials,' each cited by 10% of respondents. This was followed by 'economy, livelihood, and high exchange rates' at 9%, and 'overall poor performance' at 8%.
In terms of party support, the Democratic Party's approval rating fell by 1 percentage point to 45%. The People Power Party saw an increase of 2 percentage points, reaching 23%. While the Democratic Party maintained higher support in most regions, the People Power Party led in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province with 41% compared to the Democratic Party's 23%.
The survey was conducted through interviews with randomly selected wireless phone numbers, with a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level and a response rate of 12.5%. For more details, please refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission's website.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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