President Moon's Approval Rating at 46.8%... Drops 0.1%p Amid 'Mixed Trends' [Realmeter]

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] A public opinion poll revealed that President Moon Jae-in's approval rating for his administration's performance has shown mixed trends within the margin of error for two consecutive weeks.

According to Realmeter, which conducted the survey commissioned by tbs from the 10th to the 12th, the positive evaluation of President Moon's administration dropped by 0.1 percentage points from the previous week's weekly aggregate to 46.8% as of the 13th. Negative evaluations rose by 0.2 percentage points to 49.4%. The gap between positive and negative evaluations stands at 2.6 percentage points.

While positive and negative evaluations have shown mixed trends within the margin of error for two consecutive weeks, slight increases in positive evaluations were observed in Gyeonggi·Incheon (49.3%→54.3%), people in their 50s (46.9%→51.2%), women (47.6%→51.2%), and the politically unaffiliated group (18.7%→23.1%).

On the other hand, positive evaluations in Daegu·Gyeongbuk fell below 30% again (35.2%→28.0%), and negative evaluations in Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam exceeded the 60% mark (57.3%→61.9%).

Regarding party support, the Democratic Party of Korea recorded 40.3%, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous week. The Liberty Korea Party rose by 0.9 percentage points to 31.1%.

The Justice Party dropped by 0.5 percentage points to 4.8%, the New Conservative Party decreased by 0.3 percentage points to 3.8%, and the Bareunmirae Party fell by 1.1 percentage points to 2.2%. Other parties were surveyed in the following order: Our Republican Party 1.5%, the Peace Party 1.4%, the Minjung Party 1.2%, and the Alternative New Party 0.9%.

This survey contacted 25,472 voters aged 18 and over nationwide, with a final 1,509 respondents completing the survey, resulting in a response rate of 5.9%. 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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