A survey result showed that President Lee Jae-myung's job approval rating dropped by 5 percentage points compared to one month ago, released on the 15th.
In a survey conducted by Korea Gallup from the 12th to 14th, 1,007 adults aged 18 and over were asked, 'Do you think President Lee Jae-myung is performing well as president or poorly?' Ninety percent of respondents said 'he is doing well.' This is 5 percentage points lower than the previous survey released on the 18th of last month. The response that 'he is doing poorly' was 30%.
The most common reason for positively evaluating President Lee's performance was 'economy and livelihood' at 15%. This was followed by 'overall doing well' (9%), 'communication' (8%), and 'livelihood recovery support fund' (6%).
Among the reasons for negatively assessing his performance, 'special pardon' (22%) was the highest. This was followed by 'excessive welfare and livelihood support funds' at 11%, with 'diplomacy' (10%) and 'morality issues and lack of qualifications' (7%) following. President Lee included former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk and former lawmaker Yoon Mi-hyang in the list of recipients for the Liberation Day special pardon.
By age group, approval ratings were highest among those in their 40s (77%) and 50s (71%), both exceeding 70%, while the approval rating for those in their 60s was 55%. Approval ratings for those in their 20s were 54%, and 51% for those in their 30s. The approval rate for those aged 70 and over was 40%.
The approval rating for political parties showed the Democratic Party of Korea at 41%, a decrease of 5 percentage points from the last survey. The People Power Party's support increased by 3 percentage points to 22%. The Rebuilding Korea Party and Reform Party were each at 3%, while The Progressive Party was at 1%.
This survey was conducted through phone interviews using randomly selected mobile virtual numbers, with a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. The contact rate was 42.1%, and the response rate was 13.4%. For detailed information, refer to the website of the Central Election Survey Deliberation Committee.