Seoul: President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose slightly from a week earlier last week, remaining above 60 percent for the fifth consecutive week, a survey showed Monday. Lee's approval rating stood at 61.9 percent, up 0.7 percentage point from the previous week, according to the survey by Realmeter, commissioned by a local business news outlet.

According to Yonhap News Agency, of those surveyed, 32.8 percent said they disapprove of Lee, down 0.5 percentage point from a week earlier. Realmeter partly attributed the rise in approval ratings to a rebound in the local currency and stock market, fueled by expectations of a ceasefire in the United States' war against Iran.

The latest survey was conducted on 2,508 adults from Monday through Friday and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points, with a confidence level of 95 percent. In a separate survey conducted by the same pollster on 1,002 individuals aged 18 and over Thursday and Friday, the approval rating for the ruling Democratic Party gained 0.7 percentage point from a week earlier to 50.6 percent.

The approval rating for the main opposition People Power Party shed 1.3 percentage point to 30 percent. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, with a confidence level of 95 percent.