Lee Jae-myung's approval dips to 37.4%; Democratic Party leads at 42.5%

President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating fell slightly to 37.4%, down 0.5 percentage points from the previous week, according to a Realmeter poll. This marks the first decline in three weeks. The disapproval rating stood at 59.8%, down 0.3 percentage points. Realmeter attributed the drop to controversies over the new prosecution office and its chief, DMZ landmine incident, diplomatic friction with Ukraine, and housing instability. In a separate party approval poll, the Democratic Party recorded 42.5% support, while the People Power Party received 38.4%. Both surveys used wireless automated responses with margins of error around 2 to 3 percentage points.