Lee's approval rating inches down to 59.1%: poll

Lee's approval rating inches down to 59.1%, partly due to Seosomun Overpass collapse: Poll

Lee Jae-myung's approval rating dropped 0.2 points to 59.1%, with Realmeter attributing the slide to negative sentiment following the Seosomun Overpass collapse in Seoul that killed three people. For political risk analysts tracking South Korea's June 3 local elections, the data signals that infrastructure failures can offset economic wins — Kospi at record highs failed to neutralize the reputational damage from a preventable safety incident.