Yoon Seok-yeol Leads Presidential Candidate Poll, Surpassing Lee Jae-myung and Lee Nak-yeon Beyond Margin of Error

President Moon's Negative Approval Rating at 61.7%

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[Asia Economy Reporter Wondara] Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol ranked first in the presidential candidate approval rating survey, exceeding the margin of error. Meanwhile, President Moon Jae-in's negative evaluation of his administration reached 61.7%.

According to Realmeter's announcement on the 3rd, based on a survey commissioned by YTN conducted from the 1st to 2nd among 1,000 people nationwide aged 18 and older, Prosecutor General Yoon's approval rating was 30.4%, placing him first.

Second place went to Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung with 20.3%, and third place to Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon with 15%. This is the first time Prosecutor General Yoon's approval rating has exceeded 30% and ranked first beyond the margin of error.

Among conservative respondents, 46.2% chose Prosecutor General Yoon, and 33.6% of moderate respondents selected him. Among progressive respondents, 38.1% chose Governor Lee.

In the same survey, President Moon's negative evaluation of his administration recorded 61.7%, the highest figure among surveys conducted by Realmeter since the current government took office. Positive evaluations stood at 34.1%, with a gap of 27.6 percentage points compared to negative evaluations.

Realmeter assessed that since this survey was conducted via ARS (Automated Response System), the tendency of the 'shy conservative' was somewhat more pronounced.

Meanwhile, this survey was conducted using a random dialing method through a mixed sampling frame of 80% mobile phones and 20% landlines. The sampling error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, and the response rate is 5.2%. For more details, refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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