President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating rebounds 2 percentage points to 39%

President Lee Jae-myung's positive rating for his handling of state affairs halted its downward trend and rebounded 2 percentage points from the previous week to 39%, according to figures released on the 16th. His negative rating rose 1 point to 52%, up from 51% the week before. The survey was conducted by Gallup Korea from the 13th to the 15th through telephone interviews with 1,003 people aged 18 or older nationwide.

In terms of party support, the Democratic Party of Korea registered 36% and the People Power Party 27%, with the gap between the two parties unchanged from last week. This marks the fourth time since the current government took office that the gap between the two major parties has narrowed to within 10 percentage points, following the first and second weeks of September. The Rebuilding Korea Party followed with 3%, the Reform Party with 2%, and independents with 28%.

Regarding the 23rd National Assembly election scheduled for April 2028, 47% of respondents said 'more opposition candidates should be elected to check the current government,' while 34% said 'more ruling party candidates should be elected.' Details of the survey can be found on the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.