President Moon's Negative Rating at 59.8%...Record High Achieved [Realmeter]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] Negative evaluations of President Moon Jae-in's state administration have approached 60%, marking the highest level since the government took office.

According to Realmeter's survey commissioned by tbs conducted from the 28th to the 30th, the approval rating (positive evaluation) of President Moon's state administration was 36.9%, up 0.2 percentage points from the previous week, announced on the 31st. Negative evaluations rose 0.1 percentage points from the previous week to 59.8%, breaking the previous record within a week. The gap between positive and negative evaluations is 22.9 percentage points.

Support increased in Daegu·Gyeongbuk (10.6 percentage points), people in their 30s (4.4 percentage points), and Justice Party supporters (3.2 percentage points), while support declined among traditional support bases such as progressives (10.3 percentage points), Gwangju·Jeolla (6.4 percentage points), and Open Democratic Party supporters (5.8 percentage points).

The impact appears to be influenced by the court ruling on the suspension of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol's duties, opposition parties' attacks related to COVID-19 vaccine procurement, President Moon's negotiations on the Moderna vaccine, and cabinet reshuffles.

Party approval ratings showed the People Power Party at 30.4%, down 3.4 percentage points from the previous week, and the Democratic Party of Korea at 29.9%, up 0.6 percentage points. The gap between the two parties is 0.5 percentage points, within the margin of error (±2.5 percentage points).

Other parties were surveyed as follows: People’s Party 8.1%, Open Democratic Party 6.7%, and Justice Party 5.8%.

This survey contacted 34,995 voters aged 18 and over nationwide, with a final response of 1,501 people, recording a response rate of 4.3%. 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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