Poll shows 43.7 percent approval rating for President Tsai and 58 percent approval for Pre...

President Tsai Ing-wen has an approval rating of 43.7 percent, according to the latest poll conducted by the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation, while Premier Lai Ching-te enjoys 58 percent approval after a month and a half in office. Meanwhile, less than 30 percent of the poll''s respondents expressed confidence in legislators and Constitutional Court justices.After a month and half in office, Premier Lai Ching-te has a 58 percent approval rating, according to the most recent poll from the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation.Su Huan-chihFormer Tainan County CommissionerEveryone is hoping that Lai will take action on issues related to the five-day work week law and economic revitalization. Compared to his predecessor Lin Chuan, Lai has a considerably better grasp on public opinion and higher public approval rating.Yu Ying-lungTaiwanese Public Opinion FoundationIf we compare the popularity levels, the enthusiasm (for Lai) is what you might expect for a president. Tsai’s popularity after taking office was 59 percent, compared to Ma Ying-jeou’s 57 percent. Lai’s 62 percent is quite high!Approval for President Tsai’s cross-strait policy remains low with only 36.4 percent of those polled satisfied, compared to 52 percent dissatisfied.Chien Hsi-chiehFormer LegislatorThe president seems weak and afraid to speak up about cross-strait issues, which has cost her the public’s confidence. Why do even the Taiwanese people not support her? It’s because they don’t really approve of her stance on Taiwanese independence, or her stance on Taiwanese identity.The same poll found that the public have low confidence in many public authorities, with legislators holding 27.1 percent of respondents’ confidence, and Constitutional Court justices just 25.9 percent.