President Moon's Approval Rating at 48%... Negative Ratings Surpass Positive for the First Time in 4 Weeks [Realmeter]

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] A public opinion poll revealed that positive evaluations of President Moon Jae-in's administration have surpassed negative evaluations for the first time in a month.

According to Realmeter, which conducted the survey commissioned by tbs from the 3rd to the 5th, positive evaluations of President Moon's administration rose by 3.0 percentage points from the previous week's aggregate to 48.0%, announced on the 6th. Negative evaluations dropped by 2.5 percentage points to 47.8%. This is the first time in four weeks since the second week of January that positive evaluations have exceeded negative ones.

Notably, there was a significant increase among people in their 30s (42.9%→61.6%) and office workers (50.0%→57.8%), leading the overall rise in approval ratings. Positive evaluations also increased across all regions nationwide, with Daegu and Gyeongbuk seeing a 10.8 percentage point rise (26.6%→37.4%). Among political groups, conservatives (16.5%→23.8%) and moderates (38.6%→43.8%) also showed increased positive evaluations.

Regarding party support, the Democratic Party of Korea rose by 3.4 percentage points from the previous week to 41.9%, returning to the 40% range. The Liberty Korea Party edged up 0.2 percentage points to 29.5%, approaching the 30% range.

The Justice Party recorded a 0.6 percentage point decrease to 5.0%, while the New Conservative Party remained steady at 3.8%. Following were the Bareunmirae Party at 3.2%, the Party for Democracy and Peace at 2.1%, the Alternative New Party and Our Republican Party both at 1.2%, and the Minjung Party at 1.0%.

The survey contacted 31,518 adults aged 18 and over nationwide, with a final 1,503 respondents completing the survey, resulting in a 4.8% 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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