Lee's approval rating rises for 4th consecutive week: poll

▲ President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a meeting with his senior secretaries at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Feb. 19, 2026. (Yonhap)

Lee-approval rating

Lee's approval rating rises for 4th consecutive week: poll

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose to 58.2 percent last week, a survey showed Monday, amid a strong stock rally and the government's efforts to stabilize the housing market.

The rating was up 1.7 percentage points from the previous week, while the negative assessment fell 1.7 percentage points to 37.2 percent, according to the survey by Realmeter, commissioned by a local business news outlet.

Realmeter attributed the increase to Lee's push to rein in home prices through measures such as ending an exemption from the heavy capital gains tax for owners of multiple homes, as well as the KOSPI index topping the 5,800-point milestone.

In recent weeks, Lee has repeatedly urged owners of multiple homes to sell their properties ahead of the planned expiration of the heavy capital gains tax exemptions, which are set to expire in May.

The survey was conducted on 1,000 adults from Monday to Friday last week and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, with a confidence level of 95 percent.

In a separate survey conducted by the same pollster on 1,000 individuals aged 18 and over Thursday and Friday, the approval rating for the ruling Democratic Party rose 3.8 percentage points to 48.6 percent.

Support for the main opposition People Power Party shed 3.5 percentage points to 32.6 percent.

The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, with a confidence level of 95 percent.

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