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Lee’s approval rises to 62.2% amid ‘rally-round-the-flag’ boost: poll
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating rose for a third consecutive week to 62.2 percent, staying above 60 percent for a second week, according to a poll released Monday. Positive assessments of Lee’s job performance rose 1.9 percentage points from the previous week, according to the Realmeter survey commissioned by a local news outlet. The uptick is pushing figures toward Lee's highest approval rating of 64.6 percent in July 2025, recorded just a month after his inauguration. Ne