Who Is the Best Leader for the National Economy? Lee Jae-myung 31.5% vs Yoon Seok-youl 11.4%

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, was chosen as the figure to lead the next economy of the Republic of Korea.

In a survey conducted over two days starting from the 26th by Ipsos, a polling agency commissioned by the Korea Economic Daily, on the question of "the person most likely to lead the national economy," Governor Lee Jae-myung received 31.5%, ranking first.

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, who has been competing with Governor Lee for first and second place in various recent presidential candidate preference polls, received only 11.4%. Following them were Lee Nak-yeon, Standing Election Committee Chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea (11.0%), and Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party (10.8%).

The reason Governor Lee Jae-myung significantly outperformed former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl in the national economy survey is interpreted as being due to his consistent messaging on livelihood economy issues by advocating the "basic series" such as basic income, basic loans, and basic housing. In contrast, former Prosecutor General Yoon has rarely expressed his economic positions.

This is also why there are calls within the political sphere for verification of former Prosecutor General Yoon’s capabilities in overall national management, including economic affairs, diplomacy, and security.

Meanwhile, in the "next presidential suitability survey" conducted on the same day, former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl led Governor Lee Jae-myung by 1.2 percentage points with a support rate of 26.8% compared to Lee’s 25.6%.

However, compared to the presidential candidate suitability survey conducted by the Korea Society Opinion Institute (KSOI) a week earlier (19th-20th), where the gap between former Prosecutor General Yoon (39.1%) and Governor Lee (21.7%) was 17.4 percentage points, the difference in support rates has significantly narrowed.

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