Unified Party Support Rate Moderately Rises... Highest Since General Election [Gallup]

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] The support rate for the United Future Party has risen significantly, reaching its highest level since the April 15 general election.

Korea Gallup announced on the 7th that in a public opinion poll on party support conducted from the 4th to the 6th among 1,000 people aged 18 and over, the Democratic Party recorded 37%, down 1 percentage point from the previous week, while the United Future Party recorded 25%, up 5 percentage points. Since the April 15 general election, the Democratic Party hit its lowest point, and the United Future Party reached its highest point.

Other parties recorded support rates as follows: Justice Party 6%, People's Party 3%, Open Democratic Party 2%.

By political orientation, 65% of progressives supported the Democratic Party, and 53% of conservatives supported the United Future Party. Among moderates, 35% supported the Democratic Party, 22% supported the United Future Party, and 29% did not answer which party they supported. The proportion of non-affiliated voters was highest among those in their 20s at 39%.

The rise in support for the United Future Party is interpreted not as voters responding positively to the party's current actions, but rather as an expression of dissatisfaction or a check-and-balance sentiment toward the government and ruling party. In fact, 38% responded that the Democratic Party is "doing well" in its role as the ruling party, while 53% said it is "doing poorly." Regarding the United Future Party's role as the opposition, 20% said it is "doing well," and 69% said it is "doing poorly."

President Moon Jae-in's job performance received a positive evaluation of 44%, unchanged from the previous week. Negative evaluations rose by 1 percentage point to 46%.

This survey contacted 8,288 adults aged 18 and over nationwide, with a final 1,000 respondents completing the survey, resulting in a 12% 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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