Moon Approval Rating 58.2%... Positive and Negative Gap Smallest Since General Election [Realmeter]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] President Moon Jae-in's approval rating for his administration has fallen for three consecutive weeks, dropping below the 60% mark. Negative evaluations reached 37.0%, the highest in eight weeks, narrowing the gap between positive and negative ratings to the smallest since the general election.

According to Realmeter's survey conducted on behalf of YTN from the 8th to the 12th, the positive evaluation of President Moon's administration was recorded at 58.2%, down 0.9 percentage points from the previous week's aggregate, the agency announced on the 15th. Negative evaluations rose by 1.1 percentage points to 37.0%.

By region, the approval rating dropped the most in Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong, falling 4.5 percentage points compared to the previous week. Gwangju and Jeolla also saw a 3.5 percentage point decline in approval ratings.

By age group, approval ratings fell by 8.6 percentage points among those in their 70s and by 8.5 percentage points among those in their 60s. Conversely, approval ratings rose by 7.1 percentage points among those in their 20s.

By party support, the Justice Party's support base saw the largest drop, falling by 12.5 percentage points, while the Open Democratic Party's support also declined by 5.9 percentage points. By occupation, the unemployed group experienced a 4.9 percentage point decrease in approval ratings.

Party support ratings showed the Democratic Party of Korea rising by 0.7 percentage points to 42.3%, and the United Future Party increasing by 0.4 percentage points to 27.9%. The Open Democratic Party rose by 0.4 percentage points to 5.7%, and the Justice Party increased by 1.6 percentage points to 5.6%. The People’s Party was surveyed at 3.5%.

This survey contacted 62,744 voters aged 18 and over nationwide, with a final response of 2,514, resulting in a 4.0% response rate. The sampling error is ±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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