South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for the first time since taking office is 58.6%

The results of a public opinion poll announced on the 16th showed that South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating hit 58.6% for the first time.
The South Korean polling agency Realmeter conducted a survey of 2,507 voters aged 18 and over from the 9th to the 13th of this month.
The survey, conducted in the second week of June, showed that President Lee's approval rating was 58.6%, while 34.2% disapproved and 7.2% were "unsure."
Comparing the approval ratings of past presidents at the start of their term, former President Yoon Seok-yeol had 52.1% approval rating and current President Park Geun-hye had 53.3% approval rating.
)'s 54.8%, but lower than former President Moon Jae-in's 81.6% and former President Lee Myung-bak's 76.0%.
Additionally, 59.4% of respondents had a positive outlook for President Lee's performance during his five-year term in office, while 34.9% had a negative outlook.
Meanwhile, a survey of party approval ratings conducted on the 12th and 13th of this month among 1,000 voters aged 18 and over showed that the ruling Democratic Party of Korea had 49.9% approval rating, while the People's Power Party had 49.9% approval rating.
" was tallied at 30.4%. The ruling party rose 1.9 percentage points from the previous week, while the People's Power Party fell 4.4 percentage points.
Next were the New Reform Party with 4.5%, the Fatherland Reform Party with 2.9%, and the Progressive Party with 1.7%.