President Moon's New Year First Approval Rating 49.0%… Min 41.9%·Han 32.9% [Realmeter]

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] President Moon Jae-in's approval rating for his first national administration of the new year was surveyed at 49.0%.

According to Realmeter, which conducted a public opinion poll commissioned by tbs on the 30th and 31st of last month, the positive evaluation of President Moon's national administration was recorded at 49.0%, down 0.7 percentage points from the previous week's weekly aggregate, the agency announced on the 2nd. Negative evaluations rose by 0.3 percentage points to 46.8%. The gap between positive and negative evaluations was within the margin of error at 2.2 percentage points.

On a daily basis, after closing at 51.2% (negative evaluation 25.6%) on the 27th, it dropped to 48.4% (negative evaluation 47.2%) on the 30th, and rose to 49.0% (negative evaluation 46.8%) on the 31st.

By ideological inclination, negative evaluations slightly increased among conservatives (negative evaluation 76.0%→76.8%, positive evaluation 21.3%), while positive evaluations declined among progressives (positive evaluation 79.0%→76.8%, negative evaluation 19.4%), approaching the mid-70% range. Among moderates (positive evaluation 47.9%→46.8%, negative evaluation 49.3%→51.0%), negative evaluations rose into the 50% range, surpassing positive evaluations for the fifth consecutive week.

Among other detailed groups, declines were seen among progressives and moderates, those in their 50s and 60s and older, as well as in Seoul, Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam (PK), and Honam, while increases were observed among those in their 30s and in Daegu·Gyeongbuk (TK) and the Chungcheong region.

In terms of party support, the Democratic Party of Korea maintained its 40% range with a 0.5 percentage point increase from the previous week to 41.9%, showing a rising trend for the second consecutive week, while the Liberty Korea Party also continued its upward trend for the third consecutive week with a 1.5 percentage point increase to 32.9%.

Additionally, the Justice Party recorded 5.5%, down 0.2 percentage points, and the Bareunmirae Party hit a low of 3.7%, down 0.7 percentage points. The Our Republican Party recorded 1.3%, and the Party for Democracy and Peace recorded 1.2%.

This survey contacted 30,114 voters aged 19 and older nationwide, with a final 1,505 respondents completing the survey, resulting in a 5.0% response rate. The sampling error is ±2.5 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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