Seoul: President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose this week, a poll showed Friday, driven by positive assessments of recent trips to the United States and Japan for summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
According to Yonhap News Agency, in a Gallup Korea survey of 1,000 adults conducted Tuesday through Thursday, 59 percent gave a positive evaluation of Lee's performance, marking an increase of 3 percentage points from the previous week. This rise represents the first rebound in three weeks after declines sparked by his special pardons for several controversial political figures earlier this month.
Among respondents with a positive view, 21 percent cited Lee's diplomacy as the primary reason for their approval, followed by the economy at 12 percent and his overall performance at 11 percent. The survey also revealed that the ruling Democratic Party's approval rating stood at 44 percent, while the main opposition People Power Party saw a decline of 2 percentage points, bringing it down to 23 percent.
The survey conducted had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level.