Hwang Kyo-ahn Suffers Humiliation with Only '1%' Preference as Next Presidential Candidate

Hwang Kyo-ahn, leader of the United Future Party, is leaving the comprehensive vote counting situation room set up at the National Assembly on the 15th after announcing his intention to resign as party leader, taking responsibility for the election results. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] Former United Future Party leader Hwang Kyo-ahn received 1% support in the next presidential candidate preference survey.

Korea Gallup announced on the 15th that in a survey conducted from the 12th to the 14th among 1,000 people nationwide aged 18 and over, asking who they think would be a good political leader to lead the country in the future, i.e., the next presidential candidate, former leader Hwang's support dropped 7 percentage points from the previous month to 1%.

The first place was taken by Lee Nak-yeon, chairman of the Democratic Party's COVID-19 National Crisis Response Committee, who received 28% support. Chairman Lee has exceeded 20% nationwide preference for five consecutive months and set a new high in this survey. He was followed by Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung (11%), People's Party leader Ahn Cheol-soo (3%), and former Liberty Korea Party leader Hong Joon-pyo (2%).

Compared to a month ago, the person with the biggest change in preference was also former leader Hwang. He not only lost to Chairman Lee in Jongno District but also resigned from his party leadership position after the 21st general election ended with a landslide victory for the ruling party. Among United Future Party supporters, Hwang's preference was 37% in March and 29% in April but plummeted to 4% in this survey.

Additionally, Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, and United Future Party lawmaker Yoo Seung-min each received 1% support, the same as former leader Hwang.

Meanwhile, President Moon Jae-in's approval rating for his administration was 65%, down 6 percentage points from the previous week. The disapproval rate rose 6 percentage points to 27%.

Party support was surveyed as follows: Democratic Party 44%, United Future Party 19%, Justice Party 7%, Open Democratic Party 4%, and People's Party 3%. Compared to the previous week, Democratic Party support fell by 2 percentage points, while United Future Party support rose by 2 percentage points. Support for the Justice Party, Open Democratic Party, and People's Party remained unchanged.

This survey contacted 7,311 adults aged 18 and over nationwide, with a final 1,000 respondents completing the survey, resulting in a 14% response rate. The sampling error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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