Lee Jae Myung's Approval Falls 7 Points to 57% as Ballot Shortages Fuel Backlash
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 12
Lee Jae Myung's Approval Falls 7 Points to 57% as Ballot Shortages Fuel Backlash
2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 12
Summary
57% of South Koreans approved of President Lee Jae Myung in Gallup Korea’s latest poll, down 7 percentage points from May and marking his lowest rating in six months.
Ballot shortages at dozens of polling stations appear to have driven the slide, undercutting Lee despite his party’s recent local-election wins.
41% support for Lee’s Democratic Party was also down 4 points, while the main opposition People Power Party climbed to 29% from 22%.
The poll suggests election-management problems are reshaping the political mood even after the ruling camp’s recent victories.