Democratic and People Power Party Support Rates 'Neck and Neck' in Seoul and Busan [Realmeter]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] The support rates for the Democratic Party of Korea and the People Power Party are showing a close race in the Seoul and Busan areas, where by-elections will be held in April next year.

According to a poll conducted by Realmeter commissioned by tbs from the 9th to the 11th, the Democratic Party's support rate fell by 1.4 percentage points from the previous week to 33.3%, while the People Power Party's support rate dropped by 1.9 percentage points to 26.1%, the agency announced on the 12th. The Open Democratic Party followed with 7.6%, the People’s Party with 7.3%, and the Justice Party with 5.9%.

By region, a close race within the margin of error continued in Seoul. The Democratic Party rose by 2.7 percentage points to 33.3%, regaining the lead after one week, while the People Power Party fell by 3.3 percentage points to 28.9%.

In the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam region, the Democratic Party also surpassed the People Power Party with 29.7%. The People Power Party’s support rate in the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam area plunged by 7.1 percentage points from 34.2% to 27.1%.

President Moon Jae-in’s approval rating for his administration rose by 1.9 percentage points from the previous week to 46.3%. The disapproval rating fell by 1.0 percentage point to 49.2%, with the gap between approval and disapproval at 2.9 percentage points, within the margin of error.

This survey contacted 30,132 voters aged 18 and over nationwide, with a final 1,504 respondents completing the survey, recording a response rate of 5.0%. The sampling error is ±2.5 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, refer to the website of the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.