Public support for President Lee Jae Myung climbed to 64.6 percent, according to polling data released on Monday. Realmeter conducted the survey for a local media organization and found favorable opinions increased by 2.5 percentage points from the prior week. Disapproval ratings decreased by 1.4 percentage points to reach 30 percent. The president has experienced steady gains in public backing for five weeks running since assuming office on June 4. Researchers surveyed 2,513 adult participants between Monday and Friday of the previous week, with a 95 percent confidence interval and an error margin of plus or minus two percentage points.
The same polling firm measured party preferences through a second study conducted Thursday and Friday. The ruling Democratic Party earned 56.2 percent support among respondents, representing a 2.4 percentage point increase from the previous measurement. The main opposition People Power Party saw its backing fall by 4.5 percentage points to 24.3 percent. Pollsters interviewed 1,003 participants aged 18 and older for this portion of the research. The party preference survey carries a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points with 95 percent confidence.
The same polling firm measured party preferences through a second study conducted Thursday and Friday. The ruling Democratic Party earned 56.2 percent support among respondents, representing a 2.4 percentage point increase from the previous measurement. The main opposition People Power Party saw its backing fall by 4.5 percentage points to 24.3 percent. Pollsters interviewed 1,003 participants aged 18 and older for this portion of the research. The party preference survey carries a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points with 95 percent confidence.