President Lee Jae-myung's disapproval rating hits 61.4%

A recent public opinion poll conducted by Jowon C&I shows that President Lee Jae-myung’s disapproval rating has reached 61.4%, the highest since his inauguration. The survey, commissioned by Straight News, was conducted from March 3 to 5 among 2,000 adults nationwide.

According to the results, the President’s approval rating stands at 37.1%, remaining largely consistent with previous figures. Disapproval was higher than approval across all age groups and most regions, with the exception of the Jeonnam, Gwangju, and Jeonbuk areas, where approval reached 54.9%.

Demographically, the 30s age group showed the highest level of dissatisfaction, with a 70.8% disapproval rating. In terms of political party support, the Democratic Party of Korea recorded 40.3% and the People Power Party recorded 39.6%, a gap of 0.7 percentage points which falls within the margin of error.