Policy
Lee's approval rating recovers to 40% after weeks of decline
SEOUL, October 23 (AJP) - President Lee Jae Myung's job approval rating edged up to 40 percent, recovering after several weeks of decline, pollster Gallup Korea said on Friday. In a survey of more than 1,000 people nationwide conducted earlier this week, some 40 percent said Lee was doing a good job, up 1 percentage point from the previous week and returning to that level for the first time in seven weeks, while 50 percent disapproved of his performance. About 10 percen
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