frozen snapshot — 2026-08-24 · see today →

What's on Lee Jae-myung's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6

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the approval number 28% the special inspector post 18% · newthe pacemaker pitch and the snub 13% the Supreme Court nomination standoff 11% · neweverything else 30%

40.2%: Six Straight Weeks of Worse Polls

His approval hit a record-low 40.2%, a sixth consecutive weekly decline, with housing distrust and the scaled-back US-ROK drills getting the blame.

South Korean president’s approval rating hits record low as decline extends to 6th week

Anadolu Ajansı · 2026-08-24

our translation

he reads tracking polls faster than anyone in seoul — the unity lunches and the anti-graft theatre are answers to this number, not to a principle

Poll at 40.2%, sixth straight weekvery sure · 4 sources

First Special Inspector in Ten Years, Pointed at His Own Family

new — Choi Gil-su named to decade-empty postvery sure · 4 sources

Washington May Call Kim Before It Calls Seoul

Trump ally urges Lee meeting before Kimpretty sure · 4 sources

Blue House to the Chief Justice: Those Are My Picks

new — Blue House alleges infringement; DP floats impeachmentpretty sure · 4 sources

monday, august 24

Line up a successor for the outgoing justice minister(reported)

Sit down with the Samsung chief and talk chip sites(reported)

Dinner with the new Democratic Party leadership(reported)

Read the 40.2% crosstabs one more time before bed(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

President Lee Accepts Justice Minister Jeong Seongho's Resignation Due to Health Reasons... Successor Appointment Accelerates

news.google.com · 2026-08-24

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