A poll found that support for President Lee Jae-myung's job performance hit the lowest level since the inauguration. It fell 6 percentage points from the previous week. Negative assessments rose into the 40% range for the first time.
According to a presidential job approval survey conducted by pollster Gallup Korea on the 23rd to 25th, 51% said the president is doing well and 41% said is doing poorly. The positive rating was 57% in the second week of June, the previous survey, but fell 6 percentage points in this survey. In contrast, over the same period, the negative rating rose sharply from 35% to 41%.
The positive rating recorded in this survey is the lowest level in this organization's polling since this administration launched.
By region, in major areas, positive ratings were below the overall average in Seoul (48%), Daejeon–Sejong–Chungcheong (46%), Daegu–North Gyeongsang (32%), and Busan–Ulsan–South Gyeongsang (49%). By age group, those in their 40s and 50s were relatively high at 61% each, but those 18–29 (36%), in their 30s (47%), in their 60s (49%), and 70 and older (50%) were below the average.
The main reason for negative ratings was "the economy, livelihoods, and the strong dollar," at 15%, the largest share. Real estate policy and issues with poor or improper elections and the National Election Commission followed at 10% each.
The survey was conducted by automated response on mobile phones among 1,000 people aged 18 or older nationwide. The response rate was 10.5%. The margin of sampling error is ±3.1% at the 95% confidence level. For details, refer to the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.