7 out of 10 People Say "Yoon Mi-hyang Should Resign"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] Seven out of ten citizens believe that Yoon Mee-hyang, the elected member of the Democratic Party of Korea embroiled in the accounting scandal of the Justice Memory Solidarity, should resign. Yoon will officially become a member of the National Assembly when the 21st National Assembly term begins on the 30th.

According to a poll conducted by Realmeter on the 26th at the request of 'OhmyNews' regarding public opinion on Yoon's position, 70.4% responded that she should resign, overwhelmingly higher than the 20.4% who said there was no need to resign, the agency announced on the 27th. The 'Don't know' response was 9.2%.

Regarding Yoon's position, a high percentage across all age groups responded that she should resign. Especially among those in their 20s, the rate was highest at 80.4%. In the 40s age group, 38.9% responded that there was no need to resign, which is 18.5 percentage points higher than the overall average response of 20.4%.

By region, the majority in all areas responded that she should resign. The highest was in Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong at 82.8%, followed by Gyeonggi and Incheon (74.5%), Daegu and Gyeongbuk (71.9%), Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam (71.2%), and Seoul (67.8%). Conversely, in Gwangju and Jeolla, 31.3% agreed with the opinion that there was no need to resign.

By ideological inclination and supporting party, the majority also responded that she should resign. Among conservatives and the United Future Party, over 80% agreed with the opinion that she should resign. Among progressives (57.1%) and Democratic Party supporters (51.2%), the 'resign' opinion also exceeded half. Additionally, among those who negatively evaluated President Moon Jae-in's administration, 90.7% responded that she should resign. Among those with a positive evaluation of the administration, 54.1% said she should resign, while 32.1% said there was no need to resign.

This survey contacted 9,157 adults nationwide aged 18 and over, with a final 500 respondents completing the survey, recording a response rate of 5.5%. The sampling error is ±4.4 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.

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