Realmeter "Unified 36.3%, Minjoo 34.8%"... Reversal After 3 Years and 10 Months Since Impeachment

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The United Future Party has surpassed the Democratic Party's approval rating for the first time in 3 years and 10 months, according to a weekly public opinion poll released on the 17th.

According to the weekly survey conducted by Realmeter on behalf of YTN from the 10th to the 14th, targeting 2,515 voters nationwide, the Democratic Party's approval rating dropped by 0.3 percentage points from the previous week to 34.8%, while the United Future Party rose by 1.7 percentage points to 36.3%.

The United Future Party led the Democratic Party by 1.5 percentage points, which is within the margin of error (sampling error at a 95% confidence level is ±2.0 percentage points).

Based on Realmeter's survey, conservative parties (Saenuri Party, Liberty Korea Party, United Future Party) have led the Democratic Party for the first time in 3 years and 10 months since the third week of October 2016, when the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye began (Saenuri Party 29.6%, Democratic Party 29.2%).

By age group, the Democratic Party's approval rating fell below that of the United Future Party in all age groups except for those in their 30s and 40s. In the 30s, it was 43.5%, and in the 40s, 46.4%, which only increased by 3.9 percentage points and 4.8 percentage points respectively from the previous week.

The United Future Party's approval rating among those aged 70 and above rose by 5.8 percentage points to 49.8%, approaching 50%.

Men supported the United Future Party more (Democratic 33.5%, United Future 39.9%), while women supported the Democratic Party more (Democratic 36.0%, United Future 32.8%).

Additionally, among respondents with progressive tendencies, the Democratic Party's approval rating (56.7%, down 2.6 percentage points) declined. The United Future Party's approval rating fell among conservative respondents (62.2%, down 1.0 percentage point) but absorbed support from progressive respondents (15.8%, up 4.0 percentage points).

Among centrists, the Democratic Party recorded 31.3%, down 0.2 percentage points from the previous week, while the United Future Party rose 2.4 percentage points to 39.8%.

President Moon Jae-in's approval rating for his administration was 43.3%, down 0.6 percentage points from the previous week, marking a decline for two consecutive weeks. Negative evaluations rose by 0.2 percentage points to 52.6%. The percentage of respondents who answered "don't know" or did not respond was 4.1%.

For more details, please refer to the Realmeter or the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission websites.

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