Lee's approval rating tops 40% for 1st time since late Aug.: poll

The Korea Herald · Yonhap · 2026-11-06 01:57 UTC

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose slightly to 41 percent, a poll showed Friday, marking the first time in over two months that the figure exce

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose slightly to 41 percent, a poll showed Friday, marking the first time in over two months that the figure exceeded 40 percent.

The survey, conducted by Gallup Korea from Tuesday through Thursday on 1,001 people aged 18 and older, showed that positive assessments of Lee's performance rose 2 percentage points from a week earlier.

Negative assessments also rose 1 percentage point to 50 percent.

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