Seoul: President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has experienced an upward trend for the second consecutive week, largely attributed to the government's proactive measures in stabilizing oil prices amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, as revealed by a recent poll.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the survey conducted by Realmeter, commissioned by a local news outlet, indicates that 60.3 percent of respondents positively evaluated Lee's management of state affairs, marking a 2.1 percentage point increase from the previous poll. Conversely, 35 percent of participants expressed a negative assessment, a decrease of 2.1 percentage points.

This development signifies a significant milestone as it is the first instance since the fifth week of July last year that Lee's approval rating has surpassed the 60 percent threshold in a Realmeter poll. The pollster highlighted the government's prompt implementation of economic and livelihood measures, such as a fuel price cap and an early supplementary budget, as pivotal factors in enhancing the approval ratings, particularly amid inflation concerns and soaring oil prices stemming from the deteriorating Middle East situation.

The survey, which interviewed 2,513 adults from Monday through Friday, maintains a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points with a confidence level of 95 percent.

In a related survey conducted by Realmeter on 1,005 individuals aged 18 and over on Thursday and Friday, the ruling Democratic Party's approval rating increased by 2.4 percentage points from the previous week, reaching 50.5 percent. Meanwhile, the main opposition People Power Party saw a decline of 0.5 percentage points, settling at 31.9 percent. This poll carries a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, with the same confidence level of 95 percent.