President Lee's Approval Rating Hits 64%, Near All-Time High

President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating reached 64%, according to a poll released Sunday.

Korea Gallup surveyed 1,000 adults aged 18 and older nationwide from Thursday to Saturday. The positive assessment of President Lee's job performance rose 1 percentage point from the previous week to 64%. This is the second-highest figure since his inauguration, following the all-time high of 65% recorded in the first week of July.

Notably, 68% of independent voters gave positive evaluations of the president's performance. By age group, approval was highest among those in their 40s and 50s and lowest among those in their 20s.

Negative assessments remained unchanged at 26% from the previous survey, while 10% reserved judgment.

Among those who approved of President Lee's performance, "economy/livelihoods" and "real estate policy" were cited most frequently at 17% each, followed by "diplomacy" at 11%, "communication" at 8%, and "doing well overall" at 6%.

Among those who disapproved, "real estate policy" topped the list at 15%, followed by "economy/livelihoods" at 10% and "diplomacy" at 8%.

In party support ratings, the Democratic Party of Korea fell 1 percentage point from the previous week to 43%, while the People Power Party held steady at 22%. The Democratic Party led the People Power Party in all regions except the Daegu-North Gyeongsang area.

Among independents, 46% supported the Democratic Party compared to 13% for the People Power Party. Other parties polled at 3% for the Rebuilding Korea Party, 2% for the Reform Party, and 1% for the Progressive Party.

Regarding former President Yoon Suk-yeol's first-instance life sentence, 39% said it was "insufficient," 29% called it "appropriate," and 24% deemed it "excessive."

The survey was conducted via telephone interviews using randomly generated mobile phone numbers provided by three major carriers. The response rate was 11.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. Detailed information is available on the National Election Survey Deliberation Committee website.