President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating hits new low... The number one reason for disapproval is ”pardon” = South Korea

The results of a public opinion poll announced on the 22nd showed that South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating has fallen for two consecutive weeks.
The Korean polling organization "Gallup Korea" conducted a survey of voters aged 18 and over from the 19th to the 21st of this month.
According to a regular survey conducted in the third week of August among 1,004 people, President Lee's approval rating was 56%, while 35% disapproved and 9% had no opinion.
President Lee's approval rating, announced on this day, was the lowest it had ever been (in a survey conducted by Gallup Korea) since the previous survey (
This marks a new low, down 3 percentage points from 59% in the second week of August. In this survey, the most common reason for supporting President Lee was "economy and people's lives," at 15%, followed by
Among the reasons for disapproval, "communication," "general good," and "drive, execution, and speed" were each 9%. The most common reason given for disapproval was "special pardon" at 21%, followed by
Among the reasons for disapproval, "excessive welfare and national living support subsidies" and "economy and national living" were both cited at 11%. "Special pardons" remained the top reason for disapproval for the second week in a row.
Meanwhile, the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's approval rating was 44%, while the main opposition People's Power Party's approval rating was 25%. The ruling party's approval rating was 3 percentage points lower than in the previous survey.
The People's Power Party fell by 1.5 percentage points, while the Democratic Party rose by 3 percentage points. This was followed by the Fatherland Reform Party (4%), the New Reform Party (3%), and the Basic Income Party (1%), with 22% of independents.