Kim Jong-in on Approval Rating Reversal: "People Cannot Accept Ruling Party's Behavior... Choo Should Step Down"

Kim Jong-in, the Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is attending the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 3rd and delivering an opening remark. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hye-min] Kim Jong-in, the Emergency Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, said on the 3rd that the poll results showing the party surpassing the Democratic Party's approval rating reflect that "the public naturally lowered the Democratic Party's approval rating because they cannot accept the current government's and ruling party's behavior."

After the Emergency Committee meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Kim responded to reporters' questions asking, "What do you think is the reason for the reversal in approval ratings?"

Regarding the same survey showing President Moon Jae-in's approval rating hitting an all-time low, he said, "I think the public's dissatisfaction has been greatly heightened due to issues like real estate policies and taxes, and they do not accept the recent persecution of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl."

Kim also stated, "Considering the court's provisional disposition decision and the Ministry of Justice's Inspection Committee's remarks regarding Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae, I think all justifications for her actions have disappeared," emphasizing, "She should judge her own past actions and now it is time for her to step down from her position."

Regarding Rep. Yoon Hee-sook's proposal to move the National Assembly to Sejong and build apartments on the Yeouido site, he said, "That is her personal opinion," and drew a line by adding, "Moving the National Assembly to Sejong City is not a simple matter. While she can personally advocate for it, it cannot be officially accepted."

Meanwhile, according to a poll conducted by Realmeter commissioned by tbs from the 30th of last month to the 2nd of this month, the party approval ratings showed the People Power Party rising by 3.3 percentage points to 31.2%, surpassing the Democratic Party (28.9%). The Democratic Party recorded its lowest rating since the current government took office, with a significant drop of 5.2 percentage points compared to the previous week. This is the first time in about four months since the second week of August (then the United Future Party) that the People Power Party has overtaken the Democratic Party. For more details, refer to the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission website.

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