South Korean President's Approval Rating Up To 61.9% After Inter-Korean Summit - Poll

The approval rating for South Korean President Moon Jae-in has grown 8.8 percentage points to 61.9 percent following his recent meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a fresh poll by South Korean agency Realmeter revealed on Monday.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 24th September, 2018) The approval rating for South Korean President Moon Jae-in has grown 8.8 percentage points to 61.9 percent following his recent meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a fresh poll by South Korean agency Realmeter revealed on Monday.

The share of respondents who viewed Moon's performance negatively dropped 9.4 percentage points to 32.3 percent, the Yonhap news agency said, citing poll results.

Moon's approval rating had been falling for six weeks running before dropping to a record 53.1 percent in the second week of September due to the country's poor economy and unemployment situation.

Realmeter attributed the improvement in Moon's approval rating to the "positive evaluation of the inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang among all regions and generations," according to the media outlet.

The survey was carried out from September 17 to September 21 among 2,507 people.

On September 18-19, Moon and Kim Jong Un held a summit in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, which resulted in the two sides agreeing to cease large-scale artillery exercises and military flights near the demilitarized zone, start working to connect their roads and railways before the end of the year, and submit a joint application for hosting the 2032 Summer Olympic Games. Pyongyang also pledged to close its missile test range in Tongchang-ri and completely disassemble its nuclear facilities in Yongbyon.