Amid growing concerns within the ruling camp as President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating for state ..

Various opinion polls show ‘lowest since taking office’
Rhyu Si-min’s criticism of key supporters such as Roh Nam
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of an arrogant person in power’

사진 확대 a writer by Rhyu Si-min. [The end of “Maebul Show” on YouTube]

Amid growing concerns within the ruling camp as President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating for state affairs has fallen to its lowest level since taking office, writer Rhyu Si-min, a pan-government commentator, warned that “the 30% range is coming soon.” In particular, writer Yoo strongly criticized President Lee’s state administration as “an arrogant figure of power,” comparing it to that of former President Yoon Suk Yeol.

In a media tomato survey released on the 25th, President Lee’s positive assessment of state administration was 40.0 percent. It fell 4.2 percentage points from the previous survey, the lowest since taking office. The approval rating in the Honam region, the party’s core support base, also stood at 52.3 percent, down 16.2 percentage points from 68.5 percent two weeks ago.

In the Realmeter survey released on the previous day, President Lee’s positive assessment of state affairs fell for six consecutive weeks to 40.2 percent, the lowest since his inauguration. In the survey, the approval rating in the Honam region was 64.7%, down 8.8 percentage points from the previous survey (73.5%).

In particular, the Realmeter survey showed a decline in approval ratings even among those in their 50s, who are considered the core support base of the Democratic Party. While the so-called “convention effect,” which was expected immediately after the Democratic Party’s national convention, is not clearly visible, the ruling party’s traditional supporters are shaking due to the overlapping real estate tax reform.

In the meantime, writer Yoo appeared on the YouTube channel “Journalist” run by former MBC reporter Jang In-soo the previous day and directly criticized President Lee’s state administration.

사진 확대 President Lee Jae Myung [Cheong Wa Dae Photographers]

Writer Yoo said, “We are analyzing the Lee Jae Myung government with the same analysis framework as the Yoon Suk Yeol government. It’s only been a year, but there were many similar symptoms (with the Yoon administration),” he said, adding, “The president’s appearance for a year is that of an arrogant person in power.” Citing the “90-degree personnel appointment” of Democratic Party lawmakers, he then claimed, “No one is protesting against the democratic behavior.”

It issued a more direct warning about a drop in approval ratings. Writer Yoo said, “What you should always watch carefully is the public’s evaluation of the president’s performance of state affairs,” adding, “There has been a huge change in the president’s approval rating. Now, the third party (30% range) will come out soon, he predicted.

He also diagnosed that President Lee’s support base itself is faltering. “President Lee (at the time of the presidential election) won 49% of the vote by rallying the progressive and reform camps through the Political Alliance Overcoming Insurrection,” writer Yoo said.

In particular, in response to some claims that President Lee Jae Myung supported Representative Kim Min-seok during the national convention, writer Yoo said, “The president’s attempt to elect the ruling party leader by himself is to go to the monarchy and the aristocracy,” adding, “[The party members] were forced to make a very painful choice.”

Meanwhile, all the polls cited in the article were conducted in a wireless automatic response method.

The Media Tomato survey was conducted on 1,033 voters aged 18 or older nationwide for two days from the 22nd to the 23rd, with a sample error of ±3.0 percentage points and a response rate of 2.2 percent at the 95% confidence level. The Realmeter poll was conducted on 2026 voters aged 18 or older nationwide from the 18th to the 21st. The sample error was ±2.2 percentage points at the 95% confidence level, and the response rate was 3.2%.

For more information, please visit the website of the Central Election Public Opinion Review Committee.