President Lee’s Approval Rating Hits Another Low, Raising Alarm in Ruling Party
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- President Lee Jae-myung’s approval rating has continued to decline, according to a poll released on the 7th.
- The article links the drop to housing tax policy, the abolition of investigative powers and the August 31 Cabinet reshuffle.
- Concern is growing within the ruling party, where some voices are calling for action before the president’s support becomes impossible to recover.
President Lee Jae-myung’s approval rating has hit another low, and the worsening numbers are now fueling a sense of crisis inside the ruling party.
The rating began to slide over issues including real-estate taxation and the abolition of supplementary investigative powers. The August 31 Cabinet reshuffle, introduced as a way to change the political atmosphere, appears to have made matters worse instead.
The concern has grown serious enough that some ruling-party members are calling for measures before Lee’s approval rating reaches a point from which it cannot recover. The Energy Economy report released on the 7th said the president has yet to break out of the downward trend.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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