President Lee Jae-myung's job approval rating came in at 33.8 percent, a new low since he took office, while disapproval passed 60 percent for the first time. The governing party also trailed the main opposition in party support.
A poll released Sept. 15 put positive assessment of President Lee Jae-myung's performance at 33.8 percent, the lowest figure since he took office.
광고 문의 · 300×250Disapproval exceeded 60 percent, crossing that line for the first time in the series and widening the gap between positive and negative assessments to more than twofold.
In party support, the governing Democratic Party of Korea also trailed the main opposition People Power Party. Such reversals have appeared repeatedly in recent surveys.
Pollsters attributed the readings to assessments of prices, housing and personnel appointments, while cautioning that figures vary with methodology and sample and that no single survey should be read alone.
Voices expressing alarm have emerged within the governing camp, and senior political figures and academics have publicly offered advice on how the administration is being run.
The opposition has kept up pressure using confirmation hearings as leverage, and this week's parliamentary schedule is again built around them.
Polling numbers are a record of a moment rather than a forecast. The direction of approval can shift again with prices, policy delivery and the parliamentary calendar.
