Manila:President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has increased to 44 percent this week following a previous record low, as revealed by a biweekly poll on Thursday.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the survey, conducted from Monday to Wednesday among 1,000 adults nationwide, showed a 1 percentage point increase in positive assessments of Lee's job performance compared to two weeks prior, based on data from the National Barometer Survey (NBS).
Negative assessments of the president's performance decreased by 1 percentage point, now standing at 49 percent. Previously, Lee's approval rating had been at a record low of 43 percent for two consecutive surveys in mid-September and the first week of October.
The poll also highlighted a decline in support for the ruling Democratic Party, which fell by 2 percentage points to 33 percent. Conversely, the main opposition People Power Party saw an increase of 3 percentage points, reaching 28 percent. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level.