Lee's approval rating remains unchanged at 43 pct: poll

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating remained unchanged at a record low of 43 percent this week, a poll showed Thursday. In a National Barometer Survey (NBS) conducted from Monday to Wednesday, Lee's disapproval rating rose 2 percentage points to 50 percent from the previous poll conducted three weeks earlier. It marked Lee's highest disapproval rating in an NBS poll. When asked about the direction of state affairs, 43 percent said the Lee administration was heading in the right direction, while 50 percent said it was moving in the wrong direction. Support for the ruling Democratic Party fell 4 percentage points to 35 percent, while backing for the main opposition People Power Party stood unchanged from the previous survey at 25 percent. The poll, conducted on 1,000 people aged 18 and older, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level. President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech during a ceremony at Gyeryongdae, South Korea's main military compound, in the city of Gyeryong, central South Korea, on Oct. 1, 2026, to mark the 78th anniversary of the founding of its armed forces. (Yonhap) julesyi@yna.co.kr(END)