South Korea’s ‘bleeding duck’ Yoon hammered by poor ratings, mounting crises

Yoon’s approval rating has plummeted to just 20 per cent, the lowest since he took office in May 2022, a recent Gallup Korea poll published on Friday reveals. Respondents cited his mishandling of the ongoing doctors’ strike, rising living costs, and a perceived failure to communicate effectively as reasons for their discontent.

This represents a significant drop from his peak approval of 53 per cent in June 2022, shortly after his inauguration.

In a separate Realmeter poll released on Monday, Yoon’s approval rating also hit a low of 27 per cent, down 2.9 percentage points from the previous week.