SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating fell 3 percentage points to 20 percent this week compared to the previous week, a weekly poll showed Friday.

It marked the lowest since Yoon took office in May 2022, according to local pollster Gallup Korea.

The negative assessment of Yoon's conduct of state affairs gained 3 percentage points to 70 percent.

Support for the ruling conservative People Power Party retreated 3 percentage points over the week to 28 percent this week.

The main liberal opposition Democratic Party's popularity rating added 1 percentage point to 33 percent.

The minor left-leaning Rebuilding Korea Party posted an 8 percent support score this week, while the minor center-right New Reform Party logged a 2 percent approval score.

The results were based on a survey of 1,002 voters conducted from Tuesday to Thursday. It had plus and minus 3.1 percentage points in margin of error with a 95-percent confidence level. Enditem

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