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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

President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a meeting with senior aides at the Blue House in Seoul on April 9. [YONHAP]

Lee's approval rating inches up to 61.9 percent: Poll

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose slightly from a week earlier last week, remaining above 60 percent for the fifth consecutive week, a survey showed Monday.

2026.4.13

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President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a meeting with his senior secretaries at the Blue House in Seoul on March 12. [YONHAP]

Lee's approval edges up for 2nd consecutive week to 60.3%

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose for the second consecutive week, thanks in part to the government's efforts to stabilize oil prices as war in the Middle East has intensified, a poll showed Monday.

2026.3.16

President Lee Jae Myung arrives for the second day of the G20 Leaders' Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa on Nov. 23. [AP/YONHAP]

Lee's approval rating inches up to 55.9%: Poll

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rebounded last week, driven by positive sentiment toward his economic diplomacy during recent visits to the Middle East and Africa, a survey showed Monday.

2025.11.24

A cremation ceremony is held on Oct. 20 at Tuek Thla Pagoda in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for Park, a university student who died after being detained and tortured at an online scam compound in Bokor Mountain in August. [NEWS1]

Survey shows travel interest in Southeast Asia declines due to Cambodia crime surge

A recent surge in violent crimes targeting Korean nationals in Cambodia — including cases of kidnapping and murder — has led to a noticeable decline in demand for travel to Southeast Asia, according to a new public opinion survey.

2025.10.23

President Lee Jae Myung presides over a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul on Sept. 9. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

Lee's approval slips to 54.5% on Kweon arrest vote, special counsel bills

President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating dropped to 54.5 percent on the back of a parliamentary vote to allow the arrest of People Power Party Rep. Kweon Seong-dong and the collapse in negotiations over three special counsel bills.

2025.9.15

President Lee Jae Myung speaks at a meeting at the presidential office in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Aug. 1. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

President's approval drops to 56% on tax plans, lawmaker's trading

President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating dropped to 56.5 percent, the lowest since he took office, on the back of a controversial capital gains tax proposal and a former Democratic Party lawmaker's stock trading in parliament.

2025.8.11

President Lee Jae Myung speaks to his Cabinet members during a dinner at the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan District, central Seoul on July 17. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

President Lee's approval rating dips to 62.2% amid minister nomination controversies

President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating dipped slightly to 62.2 percent last week, marking the first decline since his inauguration, according to polling results released on Monday. The survey was conducted on 2,514 voters aged 18 and above.

2025.7.21

President Lee Jae-myung speaks by phone with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the presidential office in Seoul on June 12. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

President Lee gets 58% approval for first week in office

President Lee Jae-myung is beginning his term with a decent footing as over 58 percent of the country positively evaluates his handling of state affairs during his first week in office, according to a recent poll released Monday.

2025.6.16

President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, passes by Democratic Party leader Rep. Lee Jae-myung at a ceremony marking Memorial Day at the National Cemetery in Seoul on June 6, 2024. The two men ran against each other in the 2022 presidential election, and Lee remains the frontrunner for the DP's presidential nomination in the next race. [YONHAP]

Public closely split over which party should win next presidential election

Koreans are closely divided on the question of whether they want to see the liberal Democratic Party take control of the presidency or if the conservative People Power Party should retain power, according to a public opinion survey released Monday.

2025.2.10