Moon's Approval Rating: Positive 47.8%, Negative 48.7%... Mixed Trends for 2 Consecutive Weeks [Realmeter]

- Positive and negative evaluations differ by 0.9 percentage points, within the margin of error.
- Mixed trends within the margin of error for 2 consecutive weeks.
- Gap between Deobureo Minjoo Party and People Power Party narrows to 5.7 percentage points, single-digit difference after 1 week.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] Negative evaluations of President Moon Jae-in's administration have once again surpassed positive evaluations. The difference is 0.9 percentage points, showing mixed results within the margin of error for the second consecutive week.

According to Realmeter's survey commissioned by tbs, conducted from the 31st of last month to the 2nd of this month, positive evaluations of President Moon's administration rose by 1.2 percentage points compared to the previous week's aggregate, reaching 47.8%, announced on the 3rd. Negative evaluations increased by 2.0 percentage points to 48.7%. The gap between positive and negative evaluations is 0.9 percentage points, within the margin of error.

Positive evaluations increased among those aged 70 and above (4.6 percentage points), people in their 40s (3.1 percentage points), conservatives (5.7 percentage points), homemakers (8.7 percentage points), and those in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries (7.0 percentage points). However, negative evaluations notably rose in the Chungcheong region (6.8 percentage points), among women (3.0 percentage points), people in their 20s (8.2 percentage points) and 50s (3.2 percentage points), centrists (5.9 percentage points), and self-employed individuals (5.9 percentage points).

Regarding party support, the Democratic Party of Korea fell to 37.6%, down 2.8 percentage points from the previous week, dropping back into the 30% range. Meanwhile, the People Power Party (formerly the United Future Party) rose by 1.8 percentage points to 31.9%, narrowing the gap with the Democratic Party to single digits again within a week.

Other parties recorded support as follows: Open Democratic Party at 5.3%, Justice Party at 4.1%, and People’s Party at 4.0%. For the first time this week, Basic Income Party and Transition Korea were included in the survey, each recording 0.7%.

This survey contacted 36,407 voters aged 18 and over nationwide, with a final response of 1,517 people, resulting in a 4.2% response rate. The sampling error is ±2.5 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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