Yoon’s rating of approval is lowest in controversy over appointments to personnel

Seoul, Aug 5 : South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeols approval rating has sunk to the lowest since he took office in May, amid controversies over his personnel appointments and leadership turmoil in the ruling party, a poll revealed on Friday.

Yoons approval rating came to 24 per cent, down 4 percentage points from the previous week, while 66 per cent negatively assessed his handling of state affairs, up 4 percentage points, reports Yonhap News Agency.

The poll was conducted by Gallup Korea on 1,001 voters nationwide from Tuesday to Thursday.The Presidents approval rating more than halved from 53 per cent and his disapproval rating doubled from 33 per cent since the second week of June.

In Fridays poll, the rate of negative assessment was higher in most of responding groups, except for those in their 70s or above and ruling People Power Party (PPP) supporters.As reasons for disapproval, Yoons personnel choices were cited the most at 23 per cent, followed by lack of experience and qualifications at 10 per cent, dogmatism at 8 per cent and inadequate communication at 7 per cent.

The governments recent push to lower the elementary school entry age to five and the lack of efforts to look after peoples livelihoods were both cited by 5 per cent of respondents.Gallup said various issues, including the school entry age controversy, are behind the increase in Yoons disapproval rating, though he is on summer vacation this week.

ksk/ As reasons for disapproval Yoons choices in his personnel were mentioned the most , with 23 percent which was followed by the absence of knowledge and experience at 10 percent as well as dogmatism with 8 per cent and poor communications at seven percentage cent.The governments recent efforts to lower the age of entry into elementary schools to five, and the deficiency of efforts to safeguard the lives of the people who depend on it were both mentioned by 5 percent of respondents.

Gallup stated that various issues like the controversy surrounding the schools entry age have contributed to the rise in Yoons rating of disapproval even although he is currently on vacation this week.