South Korea Park approval rating slightly up to five percent - Gallup Korea

FILE PHOTO - South Korea's presidential candidate Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party attends her election campaign rally in Suwon, about 46 km (29 miles) south of Seoul December 17, 2012. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye's approval rating rose to 5 percent, according to a public opinion poll released on Friday, up from a record low of 4 pct last week as she faces an impeachment vote over a corruption scandal. The poll also showed 81 percent of the respondents supported the impeachment of Park, which would make her the first democratically elected leader to be removed from office in disgrace. Gallup Korea, based in Seoul, is not affiliated with U.S.-based Gallup, Inc. (Reporting by Ju-min Park and Jack Kim; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)