President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating rose 1 percentage point to 34.8% in a Sept. 14-18 Realmeter survey of 2,507 voters, ending a nine-week decline from 48.9% in the third week of July. Negative evaluations increased 0.1 percentage point to 63.4%, while 1.8% of respondents were undecided. Daily approval fell early in the survey period before reaching 37.2% on Sept. 18, when Lee held a press conference. Realmeter linked the late-week increase to Lee’s comments on reappointment, dismissal of prosecutions and troop deployments, as well as his pledge to renew state affairs. The survey ended before Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won stepped down on Sept. 19 amid additional allegations. In a separate survey, Democratic Party of Korea support rose 4.1 percentage points to 40.2%, while People Power Party support fell 3.6 points to 38.5%.