President Lee's Approval Rating Drops to 51%, Lowest Since Taking Office

President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating has fallen to the low 50s, marking the lowest level since he took office.

According to a survey released by Korea Gallup on June 26, 51% of respondents expressed a positive evaluation of President Lee's job performance, a decrease of 6 percentage points from the previous survey, which reported a 57% approval rating. Negative evaluations rose by 6 percentage points to 41%.

This marks the second consecutive decline in President Lee's approval rating in surveys conducted by Gallup. The current positive evaluation is the lowest recorded since the government was established, while negative evaluations have surpassed 40% for the first time.

The approval rating dropped by 6 percentage points compared to the previous survey conducted in the second week of June, while negative evaluations increased by the same margin.

Positive evaluations were relatively higher among respondents from Incheon and Gyeonggi (52%), Gwangju and Jeolla (75%), women (52%), those in their 40s (61%), those in their 50s (61%), supporters of the Democratic Party (86%), and progressive groups (81%).

The survey was conducted via telephone interviews with 1,000 eligible voters aged 18 and older from June 23 to 25. The margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, with a response rate of 10.5%. For more details, please refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.