South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating slid to its lowest level since he took office as he tried to defend his declaration of martial law and push back against efforts to oust him via impeachment.
The support rate for Yoon dropped to 11% in a weekly tracking poll released Friday by Gallup Korea, down 5% percentage points from last week’s survey. Three-quarters of respondents said the president should be impeached.
The survey was released after South Korea’s opposition bloc filed a second impeachment motion against Yoon on Thursday. The chances of its passage appear higher than the previous vote as more lawmakers from Yoon’s own People Power Party have indicated they will support the motion.
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