Park’s approval rating hits all-time high this year

President Park Geun-hye’s job approval rating hit an all-time high this year, a poll showed Monday.

A poll conducted by polling agency Realmeter put Park’s approval rating at 44.2 percent, up 4.8 percentage points from a week earlier.

Those who disapproved of Park’s job performance came to 50.2 percent, down 4.2 percentage points from a week earlier.

Park’s conservative Saenuri Party also saw its approval rating edge up to 41.3 percent while the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy’s approval rating dropped to 27 percent.

The survey was conducted on 2,000 adults between May 4 and 8 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.2 percentage points. (Yonhap)