President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has fallen to a new low since he took office, as public discontent grew over politically sensitive issues, including housing policy, prosecution reform and his controversial remarks about the Korea Military Academy, a survey showed Monday. The Realmeter survey, commissioned by Energy Economic News, also showed that public support for Lee slipped below the support rate for the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) for the first time in his presidency, now in its second year. "Controversies over the real estate tax overhaul, prosecution reform, Lee's remarks linking the Korea Military Academy to a coup, along with the prolonged heat wave and economic uncertainty, have led to a broader erosion of support," Realmeter said in a press release. The dispute over real estate tax reform centers on potentially raising taxes for owners of high-value homes, as housing remains one of the nation's most politically sensitive issues, particularly in Seoul. The controversy over prosecution reform was sparked by a legislative revision that completely strips prosec