Real Estate Bill Passed, "Normal Decision" 48.5% vs "One-Sided Decision" 46.5%

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] Public opinion is sharply divided over the National Assembly's passage of real estate-related bills, including the amendment to the Housing Lease Protection Act.

According to a survey conducted by Realmeter on the 31st of last month at the request of YTN's "The News," regarding the ruling coalition parties' process of passing the real estate bills, 48.6% responded that they believe it was a "normal decision following the voting procedure," while 46.5% said they think it was a "unilateral decision excluding the opposition party," the results were announced on the 3rd. The gap between the two response rates is 2.1 percentage points, which is within the margin of error (±4.4 percentage points).

By region, in Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong (unilateral decision 49.6% vs. normal decision 47.9%), Seoul (46.8% vs. 44.5%), and Gyeonggi-Incheon (44.8% vs. 52.1%), responses were nearly evenly split between unilateral and normal decisions. In Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam (59.0% vs. 36.6%) and Daegu-Gyeongbuk (57.2% vs. 38.3%), the "unilateral decision" response rate was higher, whereas in Gwangju and Jeolla, the results were opposite with "unilateral decision" at 19.1% and "normal decision" at 74.1%.

By age group, those in their 20s (unilateral decision 54.0% vs. normal decision 41.9%) and 60s (57.9% vs. 40.6%) mostly responded with unilateral decision, while those in their 30s (40.3% vs. 57.0%), 40s (43.0% vs. 55.3%), and 50s (43.3% vs. 52.3%) mostly responded with normal decision. Among those aged 70 and above, the "don't know" response was 17.9%, higher than the overall average of 4.9%.

By ideological inclination, 62.7% of conservatives responded with "unilateral decision," whereas 64.8% of progressives responded with "normal decision," showing a contrasting pattern. Among moderates, responses were nearly even with 51.4% for "unilateral decision" and 44.8% for "normal decision." By party support, 91.5% of supporters of the United Future Party responded that it was a "unilateral decision," while 82.1% of Democratic Party supporters said it was a "normal decision."

This survey contacted 10,016 voters aged 18 and over nationwide, with a final 500 respondents completing the survey, resulting in a response rate of 5.0%. The sampling error is ±4.4 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.

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