Lee's approval rating falls to 53 pct: poll

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating declined this week after rebounding in the previous week's poll, a survey showed Friday.

In a survey conducted by Gallup Korea from Tuesday through Thursday on 1,002 people aged 18 and older, 53 percent approved of the way Lee managed state affairs, down 1 percentage point from a week earlier.

Lee's approval rating rebounded to 54 percent in last week's survey after hitting its lowest level in late June.

Thirty-five percent of all respondents disapproved