Key facts
- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell to 35.3% in the week ending Friday.
- Disapproval rating stood at 62.3%.
- Support for the ruling Democratic Party fell to 36%.
- Support for the People Power Party rose to 42.6%.
President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell to 35.3% in the week ending Friday, down 2 percentage points from the previous week, according to a Realmeter poll. The disapproval rating stood at 62.3%, up 1.9 percentage points from the previous week. In a separate survey, support for the ruling Democratic Party fell 0.2 percentage point to 36%, while the main opposition People Power Party rose 1.7 percentage points to 42.6%. Realmeter attributed the decline to concerns over the housing market, the economy, the stock market plunge, North Korea's threat to resume loudspeaker broadcasts, and controversy over the chief of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency attending Cabinet meetings.