Former South Korean President Kim Young-sam recorded the highest quarterly approval rating among all presidents elected after democratization in 1988, with ** percent of respondents expressing satisfaction with his performance in the second quarter of the first year of his presidency. In the last quarter of his presidency, he also recorded the lowest quarterly approval rate, at about *** percent.
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Gallup Korea. (April 18, 2025). Quarterly approval ratings of South Korean presidents from 1988 to 2025, by term [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1611711/south-korean-job-approval-of-presidents/
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