South Korean President's approval rating continues to plummet

Reuters cited a Gallup Korea poll showing that in the second week of the political scandal, South Korean President Park Geun-hye's approval rating is still at its lowest level.

President Park Geun-hye apologized to the South Korean people on November 4. Photo: EPA

Gallup polling firm said its survey of 1,003 South Koreans from November 8 to 10 showed that 90 percent of those surveyed disapproved of Park Geun-hye. The percentage rose to a new high from 89 percent last week.

Previously on November 4, Ms. Park Geun-hye publicly apologized to the Korean people for the second time and announced that she was willing to give up some power.

President Park Geun-hye is facing accusations that her confidante Choi Soon-sil used her close relationship to interfere in state affairs and gain personal benefits. This political scandal has shocked South Korea and the world.

Park Geun-hye still has one year left in her presidential term. According to Fortune magazine, what analysts are interested in now is who will become the next president of South Korea after the presidential election in December 2017. One of the names mentioned most at the moment is United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Mr. Ban was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea from 2004 to 2006. According to Reuters, Mr. Ban Ki-moon is likely to represent Ms. Park's ruling Saenuri Party if he runs for president next year.

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