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President Lee's challenge as approval ratings slide (KOR)

As President Lee Jae Myung’s approval declines after his political honeymoon, a Seoul National University professor argues he must shift toward compromise, centrists and stronger opposition outreach.

2026.6.30

President Lee's challenge as approval ratings slide

2026.6.29

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Lee's approval rating remains below 50% for 2nd straight week: Poll

A new Realmeter poll shows President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating falling to 46.5 percent as concerns over election management, the economy and political disputes persist.

2026.6.29

A voter in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, casts their ballot for the presidential election on June 3, 2025.[YONHAP]

Gap narrows between ruling, main opposition parties ahead of local elections: Poll

The gap in approval ratings for the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) remains considerable, though it continued to narrow this week, a poll showed Friday.

2026.5.15

President Lee Jae Myung greets the audience during a Q&A session following the screening of an official selection at the Busan International Film Festival at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae District, Busan, on Sept. 20. [YONHAP]

Lee's approval rating falls for 2nd straight week

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell for a second consecutive week, a survey showed Monday, amid controversy over a special counsel team's raid on the People Power Party headquarters.

2025.9.22

Yoon's approval rating sinks to second-lowest point

President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating fell to 29.6 percent, the second-lowest level since he took office in May 2022, a poll showed Monday.

2024.9.2

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a public livelihood debate on digital technologies at a startup support hub in the 2nd Pangyo Techno Valley in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on Jan. 30. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

President Yoon's approval rating hits nine-month low

President Yoon's approval rating hit a nine-month low, dropping below 30 percent, as both parties gear up for the upcoming elections.

2024.2.2

President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, speaks to reporters at an event marking the opening of the Yongsan Children's Garden in front of the presidential office in central Seoul on May 2 ahead of the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

Yoon faces challenges as administration marks first year

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday marks one year since his inauguration, which heralded the "Yongsan era,” symbolic of his wishes to become a leader who is more open and transparent to the public.

2023.5.9

Yoon popularity rating above 40 percent for a third week

In the poll of 2,006 adults conducted by Realmeter from Monday to Friday last week, the positive assessment of Yoon's performance rose 2.5 percentage points from a week earlier to 42.9 percent.

2023.3.6