Negative assessments of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung reached 60.6% in a Realmeter survey, with the pollster pointing to a legislative dispute and financial-market volatility.
The Korea Herald, in a report credited to Yonhap, said Realmeter surveyed 2,528 adults from Nov. 2-6 for a poll commissioned by Asia Business Daily. Positive assessments stood at 35.9%, down 1 percentage point from the previous week. The negative share increased 0.5 percentage point, while 3.4% of respondents were unsure. The survey’s margin of error was 1.9 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.
Realmeter cited a dispute over a special counsel investigation into allegations of fabricated indictments involving Lee and others as a factor in the lower rating. The bill concerns allegations that indictments involving Lee and others were fabricated. The Democratic Party led passage of the measure in the National Assembly on Friday, the report said.
Realmeter also cited the KOSPI’s fall below 5,000 and broader financial-market volatility as factors, according to the report.
A separate survey commissioned by Asia Business Daily asked 1,006 adults about party support from Nov. 5-6. The People Power Party had 39.7% support, down 0.5 percentage point, while the Democratic Party had 36.5%, down 1.8 percentage points. Its margin of error was 3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.
