Manila, July 5 : South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating has increased to 38.4 per cent, a new survey revealed on Wednesday.

The survey by Yonhap News Agency conducted jointly with Yonhap News TV showed that the ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) would win 29.5 per cent and 30.6 per cent of the vote, respectively, if the parliamentary elections set for next year were to take place tomorrow.

According to the poll, the positive assessment of Yoon's performance was 38.4 per cent, a 2.1 percentage-point rise from the previous survey conducted a month ago, while the negative assessment came to 53 per cent.