Lee Jae-myung's Presidential Support Rate Hits 30% for the First Time... Yoon Seok-youl 17.5%, Lee Nak-yeon 13%

[Asia Economy Reporter Su-yeon Woo] A public opinion poll showed that Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung's preference as the next presidential candidate exceeded 30% for the first time.

On the 31st, Research & Research conducted a survey on the preference for the next presidential candidate among 1,010 people aged 18 and over nationwide from the 26th to the 28th, commissioned by Segye Ilbo. Governor Lee ranked first with 32.5%. Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl followed with 17.5%, and Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party, was recorded at 13%.

Governor Lee showed the highest preference in all age groups except those aged 60 and over, and in all regions except Daegu and Gyeongbuk. In particular, half (49.2%) of Democratic Party supporters backed Governor Lee, and he also ranked first among the non-partisan group (27.6%).

Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province / Photo by Yonhap News

On the other hand, Prosecutor General Yoon showed the highest approval rating among those aged 60 and over and in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions. Regarding whether Prosecutor General Yoon, whose term ends in July, will run for president, 39% of respondents predicted that he "will not run," 19.8% said he "will run as an opposition candidate," and 38.5% expressed "not sure."

In the forecast for the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election, opposition party candidates' victory was predicted at 32%, while ruling party candidates' victory was at 27.8%. In the Busan mayoral election, responses predicting the opposition candidate's victory (43.3%) surpassed those predicting the ruling party candidate's victory (13.7%).

Regarding President Moon Jae-in's administration, negative evaluations accounted for 53.2%, and positive evaluations were 40.6%. The margin of error for this survey is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.

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