President Moon's Approval Rating at 52.9%... Sets Another High for This Year [Realmeter]

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] President Moon Jae-in's approval rating for his administration has slightly increased, marking the highest level this year once again.

According to Realmeter, which conducted a public opinion survey commissioned by tbs from the 30th of last month to the 1st of this month, the positive evaluation of President Moon's administration rose by 0.3 percentage points compared to the previous week's aggregate, reaching 52.9%, the agency announced on the 2nd. This marks a new high for this year.

On the other hand, the negative evaluation fell by 0.1 percentage points to 44.0%, widening the gap between positive and negative evaluations compared to the previous week. For two consecutive weeks, the gap has been outside the margin of error, and this is the first time since the 5th week of July and the 1st week of August last year that the positive evaluation has been higher than the negative evaluation for two consecutive weeks.

By age group, the increase in positive evaluations among those in their 50s, supporters of the Minsheng Party by political affiliation, and housewives by occupation led the overall rise in approval ratings. The 50s age group showed a 6.2 percentage point increase to 60.5% compared to the 4th week of last month, Minsheng Party supporters rose by 6.8 percentage points to 42.3%, and housewives increased by 5.4 percentage points to 50.3%.

Party support showed the Democratic Party of Korea dropping by 1.6 percentage points to 43.0%. The United Future Party fell by 1.8 percentage points to 28.2%, marking the first time since its founding that it dropped below the 30% mark, recording its lowest level.

The Justice Party rose by 0.3 percentage points to 4.9%, the People's Party increased by 1.0 percentage point to 4.3%, and the Minsheng Party went up by 0.7 percentage points to 2.5%.

Additionally, the Pro-Park Shin Party rose by 0.1 percentage points to 1.7%, the Our Republican Party fell by 0.3 percentage points to 1.5%, and the Minjung Party increased by 0.3 percentage points to 1.3%.

This survey contacted 26,763 voters aged 18 and over nationwide, with a final response of 1,514 people, recording a response rate of 5.7%. The sampling error is ±2.5 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, refer to the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission website.

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