President Moon's Approval Rating at 44.4%... 9 Consecutive Weeks of Decline [Realmeter]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] A public opinion poll revealed that President Moon Jae-in's approval rating for his administration has declined for nine consecutive weeks.

According to Realmeter, which conducted the survey commissioned by YTN from the 20th to the 24th, President Moon's positive evaluation of his administration dropped by 0.4 percentage points from the previous week's weekly aggregate to 44.4%, as announced on the 27th. This marks a decline for nine consecutive weeks since the third week of May (62.3%). Negative evaluations rose by 1.2 percentage points to 52.2%. The gap between positive and negative evaluations stands at 7.8 percentage points, which is outside the margin of error.

By age group, the decline was most notable among those in their 20s. The approval rating for the 20s dropped by 6.9 percentage points to 36.8% compared to the previous week. The 60s age group also saw a significant drop of 5.8 percentage points, recording 34.8%. On the other hand, the 30s age group recorded a 51.6% approval rating, rising by 9.0 percentage points from 42.6% the previous week.

By region, the approval rating in Seoul fell by 4.7 percentage points to 39.6%. In Gyeonggi and Incheon, it was 48.3%, equal to the negative evaluation, while in Gwangju and Jeolla, it dropped by 6.2 percentage points to 67.7%. Daegu and Gyeongbuk saw an increase of 3.9 percentage points to 33.8%.

Party support was measured as follows: the Democratic Party of Korea at 37.5%, the United Future Party at 31.7%, the Justice Party at 4.7%, the Open Democratic Party at 4.4%, and the People’s Party at 3.7%. The Democratic Party rose by 2.2 percentage points and the United Future Party by 0.7 percentage points compared to the previous week.

The survey contacted 53,976 voters aged 18 and over nationwide, with a final response of 2,516 people, resulting in a response rate of 4.7%. 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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