A poll released on the 21st found that President Lee Jae-myung's approval for running state affairs rose by 1 percentage point within the margin of error from the previous week to 60%.

Gallup Korea surveyed 1,000 voters nationwide aged 18 and older from the 18th to the 20th and released the results that day. Asked whether President Lee is doing a good job, 60% evaluated positively and 30% negatively.

The positive rating rebounded in this poll after recording 63% in the first week of November and then falling to 59% in the second week of November. The negative rating fell by 2 percentage points from the previous week. Ten percent withheld an opinion.

As reasons for positive evaluations, diplomacy accounted for 34% and the economy/livelihood for 14%. For negative evaluations, 12% cited morality issues/avoiding his own trial, 11% cited the Daejang-dong case/pressure on prosecutors to drop an appeal, and 9% cited the economy/livelihood.

Party support stood at 43% for the Democratic Party of Korea, 24% for the People Power Party, 3% each for the Reform Party·Cho Kuk Innovation Party, 1% for the Progressive Party, 1% for other parties, and 26% with no party affiliation. Support for the Democratic Party rose by 1 percentage point from the previous week, while support for the People Power Party was unchanged.

‘In response to the question of which side should have more candidates elected in the June 3 local elections next year,’ 42% chose the ruling party and 35% chose the opposition. Twenty-three percent withheld an opinion.

The survey was conducted through interviewer-administered phone interviews using randomly generated mobile phone virtual numbers. The margin of sampling error is ±3.1%P at the 95% confidence level, the contact rate is 46.0%, and the response rate is 12.5%. For details, refer to the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.