Seoul: President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating stood at 58.6 percent during the first week of his presidency, a poll showed Monday. In the Realmeter poll of 2,507 people aged 18 or above nationwide conducted from Monday to Friday last week, 58.6 percent said Lee did a good job, while 34.2 percent said he did not. The remaining 7.2 percent said they were unsure.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Lee's first-week approval rating surpassed that of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who had 52.1 percent, and former President Park Geun-hye, who had 54.8 percent. However, it was lower than former President Moon Jae-in's 81.6 percent and former President Lee Myung-bak's 76 percent during their respective first weeks in office.
The approval rating for the ruling Democratic Party (DP) rose to 49.9 percent, up 1.9 percentage points from the previous week. Meanwhile, support for the People Power Party fell to 30.4 percent, down 4.4 points, widening the gap with the DP by 19.5 percentage points.
The poll has a margin of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level.