Lee's approval rating rebounds to 53% on tariff deal with US: poll

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rebounded for the first time in three weeks, driven by positive sentiment over a recently finalized tariff deal with the United States, a survey showed Monday. According to the survey by Realmeter commissioned by a local news outlet, 53 percent gave a positive assessment of Lee's job performance, up 1.8 percentage points from the previous week. Negative assessment of Lee fell 1.6 percentage points to 43.3 percent. Realmeter attributed the rebound to Lee's pragmatic diplomatic achievements, including completing a tariff deal with U.S. President Donald Trump at their summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering in the southeastern city of Gyeongju. The pollster also cited positive economic indicators, such as the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index breaking the 4,000 mark for the first time last week. The survey was conducted on 2,517 adults from Monday to Friday last week and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points, with a confidence rate of 95 percent. In a separate survey conducted byWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times