President Lee Jae Myung, left, attends a gathering on the presidential workplace in Seoul, Jan. 9. Joint Press Corps
President Lee Jae Myung’s approval score rose for the second consecutive week, pushed by optimistic sentiment towards his diplomacy and financial insurance policies, a survey confirmed Monday.
Based on the survey by Realmeter commissioned by a neighborhood information outlet, 56.8 p.c gave a optimistic evaluation of Lee’s job efficiency, up 2.7 share factors from the earlier week.
Unfavorable evaluation of Lee fell 3.6 share factors to 37.8 p.c.
Realmeter attributed the rise to Lee’s diplomatic and financial achievements, together with his latest profitable summit with Chinese language President Xi Jinping and a bullish inventory market.
Throughout the summit, the 2 leaders mentioned methods to bolster bilateral financial ties and promote peace concerning North Korea.
The 2 sides additionally addressed delicate points, together with China’s metal buildings in overlapping territorial waters of the West Sea, which Seoul views as potential groundwork for territorial claims.
The survey was performed on 2,530 adults from Monday to Friday final week and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2 share factors, with a confidence fee of 95 p.c.
In a separate survey performed by the identical pollster on 1,006 people aged 18 and over Thursday and Friday, the approval score for the ruling Democratic Celebration of Korea rose 2.1 share factors to 47.8 p.c.
Assist for the primary opposition Individuals Energy Celebration shed 2 share factors to 33.5 p.c.
The ballot has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 share factors, with a confidence fee of 95 p.c.
