President Lee's approval rating at 39%...Back in the 30% range after one week [Gallup Korea]

[Financial News] A poll released on the 30th found that approval of President Lee Jae Myung's job performance had fallen below 40% after just one week. Respondents who viewed the administration positively cited diplomacy as the main reason, while those who viewed it negatively cited real estate policy.
According to a poll released by Gallup Korea on the 30th, 39% said President Lee was doing a good job, down 1 percentage point from the previous week. 49% said he was doing a poor job, while 12% withheld judgment. The survey was conducted from the 27th to the 29th among 1,000 people aged 18 or older nationwide.
Among respondents who viewed the administration positively, diplomacy was the most frequently cited reason, at 17%. The economy and people's livelihoods accounted for 14%, and communication for 8%; a generally positive assessment and policies for ordinary people and welfare each accounted for 5%.
Among respondents who viewed the administration negatively, real estate policy was cited most often, at 19%. The economy and people's livelihoods followed at 17%, and defense, security and North Korea at 10%. A generally negative assessment and dictatorship and high-handedness each accounted for 6%. The economy and people's livelihoods were the second most frequently cited reason among both positive and negative responses.
Support for the Democratic Party of Korea and the People Power Party moved in opposite directions. The Democratic Party of Korea fell 2 percentage points from the previous week to 35%, while the People Power Party rose 2 points to 30%.
As a result, the gap between the two parties narrowed to 5 percentage points. The gap is within the margin of error and is the narrowest since the Lee Jae-myung administration took office. The Democratic Party of Korea matched its lowest level since the current administration took office, while the People Power Party reached its previous high.
The other parties received 3% for the Rebuilding Korea Party (RKP), 2% for the Reform Party and 1% for the Progressive Party. Those with no party preference accounted for 28%.
The survey was conducted through telephone interviews by pollsters using randomly selected mobile phone virtual numbers. The margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. The contact rate was 43.1% and the response rate was 10.4%. More details are available on the website of the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission.
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