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President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has slipped back to 39 percent this week, according to a Gallup Korea poll conducted from Tuesday through Thursday, Yonhap and the Korea Times report. The decline comes amid negative sentiment over his real estate policies, economic concerns, and political disputes over a controversial special counsel bill. A separate NBS poll released Thursday showed Lee's approval at 44 percent with disapproval at 47 percent, while a Realmeter survey from late October put his rating at 35.3 percent. Korean media coverage focuses on the political standoff over legislation and stock market volatility as factors behind the drop.