Lee's approval rating holds at 37% in new poll

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating remained unchanged at 37 percent this week, while disapproval fell to 51 percent, according to a Gallup Korea survey released Friday. The poll, conducted from Tuesday through Thursday among 1,000 adults aged 18 and older, showed Lee's positive assessment unchanged from three weeks prior. His disapproval rating decreased by 5 percentage points from 56 percent in the previous survey.

Among those who approved of Lee's performance, 24 percent cited foreign affairs as the reason, followed by economic and livelihood issues at 14 percent. Conversely, among those who disapproved, 18 percent pointed to his real estate policies, and 15 percent cited defense, security, and North Korea policy.

Support for the ruling Democratic Party dropped 5 percentage points to 35 percent, marking the lowest level since the launch of Lee's administration in June last year. The main opposition People Power Party saw its support fall 1 percentage point to 26 percent. The survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level.