President-elect Yoon Suk-approval yeol's ratings have continued to decline after his victory, with the figure reaching the lowest level ever recorded for a president-elect in modern history.

Yoon's campaign for the relocation of the presidential office, as well as his many clashes with the Moon Jae-in government, appear to have had a detrimental impact on public sentiment.

According to the survey findings released on Monday, the negative view for Yoon's government performance has overtaken the favorable outlook for the first time in a week. The same survey revealed that President Moon's performance had received a higher level of positive evaluation.

According to the results of a study conducted by the polling organization Realmeter of 2,512 persons aged 18 or older across the country from March 21-25 at the request of Mediaherald, 46 percent of respondents believed Yoon would "do well," while 49.6 percent said he would "perform badly."

The positive response to Yoon was 52.7 percent in the second week of March, but it dropped to 49.2 percent in the third week, a decrease of 3.5 percentage points. The favorable response rate in the most recent survey was 46 percent, which was 3.2 percentage points lower than the prior week.

The unfavorable answer increased by 4.4 percentage points, from 41.2 percent to 45.6 percent, in the third week of March, and by another 4 percentage points, to 49.6 percent, in the most current survey, which was conducted on April 1.

In contrast, prior presidents' approval ratings varied between a high of 70 to 80 percent during the period between their election victory and their inauguration, according to Gallup polling.

The Yoon administration has been at odds with Moon's administration since the election on a number of topics, including the move of Cheong Wa Dae to the Defense Ministry building and the hiring of senior public employees.

He announced a week after the election that Cheong Wa Dae would be relocated to Yongsan-gu by May 10, claiming that the president's will is more important than public polls and engaging in public spats with Moon's administration, which was concerned about a "security vacuum." He has since retracted his announcement. A second source of contention was Moon's vehement objection to Yoon's nomination of high-ranking officials, including the Bank of Korea governor, which led to the extraordinary cancellation of the first meeting between Yoon and the president-elect.

Even before Yoon took office, Park Min-young, who worked as a youth aide for the People Power Party during the election rally, posted on Facebook Friday that Yoon's approval rating had crossed the "death cross" even before he was elected.

"The People Power Party is in desperate need of public knowledge right now," he stated. "The lack of communication channels is something that concerns me. In the event that someone had performed that function well, there would have been no issue."

When asked about President-elect Yoon's exceptionally low approval ratings, which have yet to be revealed, Yoon's spokesman Kim Eun-hye responded on Monday that they will keep the score in mind and "serve the people with a more modest and lower attitude." Yoon has not yet taken office.

The same poll revealed that President Moon's approval rating had increased to 46.7 percent, an increase of four percentage points from the previous survey. The negative evaluation dropped by 3.5 percentage points to 50.7 percent, according to the survey.

The Democratic Party received the highest approval rating, 42.7 percent, representing an increase of 1.4 percentage points from the previous survey. The People's Power Party's approval rating declined by 0.7 percentage point to 40 percent in the latest poll.

Amid growing anxiety about the escalation of hostilities involving the leaders of South Korea and North Korea, the two leaders decided to meet for dinner on Monday evening.

At 6 p.m., they will convene at Cheong Wa Dae's Sangchunjae, which serves as a reception area for state guests and a venue for unofficial meetings. The meeting will be attended by Yoo Young-min, the Chief of Staff of the President, and Jang Je-won, Yoon's Chief of Staff.

Following earlier statements from both parties, the meeting will consist of a "candid" chat without the use of a formal agenda.

As part of the negotiations, they are anticipated to discuss a 50 trillion won ($40 billion) additional budget for combating COVID-19, which is one of Yoon's core pledges. The former president, Lee Myung-bak, is also anticipated to be pardoned by Yoon, according Korean reports.

"The problem of how to create a living for the people and how to ensure the people's safety will come up organically," said Kim, the spokesperson for the government. There will also be a discussion about a plan to keep the people safe from the ongoing threat posed by North Korea."