President Lee's Approval Rating at 58%, Democratic Party at 42%

By Jun sungmin Posted : July 2, 2026, 11:52 Updated : July 2, 2026, 11:52
 
President Lee Jae-myung delivers a speech at a national report meeting on advanced industry development in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, on July 2. [Photo=Yonhap News]
 
A national survey conducted by the National Barometer Survey (NBS) revealed that President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating stands at 58%. The survey, conducted by Embrain Public, K-Stat Research, Korea Research, and Hankook Research from June 29 to July 1, showed a 1 percentage point increase from the previous survey conducted three weeks ago.
 
The disapproval rating rose to 35%, up 2 percentage points from the last survey. Support for political parties showed the Democratic Party at 42% and the People Power Party at 20%. Compared to the previous survey, the Democratic Party's support increased by 1 percentage point, while the People Power Party's support decreased by 5 percentage points.
 
The Justice Reform Party and the Reform Party each garnered 2%, while the Progressive Party received 1%. Additionally, 2% supported other parties, and 29% of respondents indicated they did not support any party.

Regarding allegations of electoral fraud during the local elections held on June 3, 47% of respondents believed that such fraud did not occur, while 42% thought it did. Among different age groups, a majority of respondents in their 40s (56%) and 50s (61%) believed there was no fraud, whereas 53% of those aged 18 to 29 and 48% of those in their 30s thought there was.
 
The NBS survey utilized 100% mobile virtual numbers for telephone interviews. For more details, refer to the Central Election Poll Survey Review Committee's website.
 



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