A poll on the 10th found that positive assessments of President Lee Jae-myung's job performance fell for the fourth straight week to the lowest level since the inauguration.

President Lee Jae-myung sits deep in thought during the second policy briefing by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Ministry of Justice, Office for Government Policy Coordination, Ministry of Government Legislation, and Ministry of Personnel Management at the State Guest House at Cheong Wa Dae on the 5th. /Courtesy of News1

In a survey of 2,514 people aged 18 or older nationwide conducted on the 3rd to 7th by Realmeter at the request of Energy Economy Newspaper, positive assessments of the president's job performance came to 43.3%, down 2.6 percentage points from the previous week. Negative assessments rose 2.5 percentage points over the same period to 53%. "Don't know" responses were 3.6%.

Realmeter said, "On top of controversy over real estate tax reform and amendment of the Criminal Procedure Act and the fallout from the Army Academy coup remarks, overlapping factors such as the heat wave and economic uncertainty expanded defections centered on Seoul, conservatives, and older voters, leading to a fourth straight week of decline in positive assessments."

In fact, positive assessments of the president's job performance have continued to fall since rebounding to 48.9% in the second week of July, to 48.4% (third week of July), 46.3% (fourth week of July), and 45.9% (fifth week of July). By contrast, negative assessments over this period showed an upward trend at 48%, 49.5%, and 50.5%.

The party approval poll was conducted on the 6th to 7th with 1,007 people aged 18 or older nationwide. In this survey, the Democratic Party of Korea recorded 44.6% and the People Power Party 37.6%. From the previous week, the Democratic Party fell 0.5 percentage point and the People Power Party fell 0.1 percentage point.

The Rebuilding Korea Party and the Reform Party were 2.9% each, and The Progressive Party was 1.5%. Other parties were 1.7%, and non-affiliates were 9%.

Both surveys were conducted using an automated response (ARS) method via mobile. The presidential job performance poll has a margin of error of ±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. The party approval poll has a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For details, refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

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