Despite Kang Kyung-hwa and North Korea Issues, President Moon and Democratic Party Approval Ratings Rise Together [Realmeter]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] A public opinion poll revealed that support for President Moon Jae-in and the Democratic Party of Korea rose simultaneously, while support for the People Power Party declined.

According to Realmeter, which conducted the poll commissioned by tbs from the 5th to the 7th, positive evaluations of President Moon's administration increased by 0.9 percentage points from the previous week's weekly aggregate to 45.1%, announced on the 8th. Negative evaluations decreased by 0.5 percentage points to 51.4%. The gap between positive and negative evaluations was 6.3 percentage points, which is outside the margin of error.

Despite negative issues such as Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha's spouse's trip to the United States controversy, the killing of a public official in the West Sea, and the complete blockade of the National Foundation Day rallies, Realmeter analyzed that approval ratings slightly increased.

By age group, approval rose by 5.6 percentage points among those in their 40s and fell by 5.2 percentage points among those aged 70 and above. By ideological inclination, it increased by 5.8 percentage points among progressives and 4.1 percentage points among those who responded "don't know," while it decreased by 4.4 percentage points among moderates.

Regarding party support, the Democratic Party recorded 35.7%, up 1.2 percentage points from the previous week. Meanwhile, the People Power Party recorded 28.7%, down 2.5 percentage points.

The People Party dropped 0.7 percentage points to 6.8%, and the Open Democratic Party fell 0.8 percentage points to 5.9%. The Justice Party rose 1.8 percentage points to 5.2%.

This survey contacted 42,418 voters aged 18 and over nationwide, with a final 2,009 respondents completing the survey, resulting in a 4.7% response rate. The sampling error is ±2.2 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, refer to the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission website.

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