Public support for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has weakened but remains strong at 70.9 percent, compared with 72.1 percent last month, a Kyodo News survey said Sunday.

It was the fourth time the Cabinet's rating has topped 70 percent in the monthly poll since Abe's Liberal Democratic Party returned to power in December. The Cabinet's disapproval rating meanwhile rose slightly to 16.2 percent, up 0.2 point from the April 20-21 survey.

The nationwide telephone survey conducted Saturday and Sunday drew valid responses from 1,022 eligible voters.