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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] A poll has revealed that the approval ratings of President Moon Jae-in and the Democratic Party of Korea have both risen.


According to Realmeter, which conducted the survey commissioned by YTN from the 23rd to the 27th, the positive evaluation of President Moon's administration increased by 1.1 percentage points from the previous week's aggregate to 43.8%, announced on the 30th. Negative evaluations decreased by 0.8 percentage points to 52.2%. The gap between positive and negative evaluations stands at 8.4 percentage points, which is outside the margin of error.


Positive evaluations rose in Daegu-Gyeongbuk (5.9 percentage points), Incheon-Gyeonggi (2.9 percentage points), among women (4.3 percentage points), and in the 20s (9.3 percentage points) and 50s (6.0 percentage points) age groups. Conversely, negative evaluations increased in Gwangju-Jeolla (5.1 percentage points), those aged 70 and above (6.5 percentage points), and in the 30s (5.1 percentage points).

President Moon 43.8% · Democratic Party 34.1%... Support Rates Rise Together [Realmeter] View original image


Regarding party support ratings, the Democratic Party rose by 2 percentage points to 34.1%, while the People Power Party fell by 2.1 percentage points to 27.9%. Following them were the People Party at 7.1%, the Open Democratic Party at 6.7%, and the Justice Party at 5.7%.


The Democratic Party's support increased in Seoul (4.4 percentage points), the Chungcheong region (4.1 percentage points), among women (4.1 percentage points), and in the 20s age group (6.9 percentage points). The People Power Party saw gains in Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam (1.3 percentage points) and among students (8 percentage points), but declined in Daegu-Gyeongbuk (7.6 percentage points), the Honam region (6 percentage points), and among women (5 percentage points).



This survey contacted 56,676 voters aged 18 and over nationwide, with a final response of 2,516 people, recording a response rate of 4.4%. The sampling error is ±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, refer to the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission website.


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