Seoul
A new poll conducted by the polling agency Realmeter has revealed that South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating has dropped to 34%, the lowest level since May. The poll indicates that 62.2% of respondents disapprove of Yoon’s performance, marking a 2.4 percentage point increase from the previous period. This decline in approval rating is significant, and it comes at a time when the ruling People Power Party (PPP) faced a significant setback with a crushing defeat in the by-election for Seoul’s Gangseo Ward office. The PPP’s approval rating also fell by 4.3 percentage points to 32%, the lowest since the Yoon administration took office in May. In contrast, the approval rating of the main opposition Democratic Party increased by 2.9 percentage points to reach 50.7%, marking the highest level during the current administration. The reasons behind this decline in Yoon’s approval rating were not specified in the poll, but the political landscape in South Korea appears to be undergoing significant shifts, with the Democratic Party gaining traction. These changes in approval ratings reflect the evolving political dynamics in South Korea and could have implications for the country’s domestic and international policies in the coming months.
