Yoon's Approval Rating Surpasses 30%... Lee Jae-myung at 21.4%, Lee Nak-yeon at 11.9% [Realmeter]

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] A public opinion poll showed that former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol surpassed Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung by more than the margin of error, with his preference rating for the next presidential candidate breaking into the 30% range.

On the 29th, Realmeter conducted a survey commissioned by OhmyNews from the 22nd to the 26th, targeting 2,547 men and women nationwide aged 18 and older (response rate 6.5%). The results showed that former Prosecutor General Yoon’s preference rating for the next presidential election was 34.4%, a significant increase compared to last month’s survey result of 15.5%.

By region, support rose evenly, with Daegu·Gyeongbuk increasing by 25.5 percentage points to 45.8%, Daejeon·Sejong·Chungcheong by 23.7 points to 35.9%, Seoul by 22.3 points to 37.4%, Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam by 18.6 points to 37.3%, and Incheon·Gyeonggi by 17.6 points to 33.3%.

Support also increased across all age groups, with those in their 60s showing the largest rise of 27.1 percentage points to 50.3%. This was followed by those in their 50s (up 23.3 points to 38.8%), those aged 70 and above (up 22.4 points to 39.7%), and those in their 40s, who rose 14.8 points to 27.9%.

Due to former Prosecutor General Yoon’s sharp rise, most other candidates saw declines compared to the previous month.

Governor Lee Jae-myung recorded 21.4%, down 2.2 percentage points from the February survey. The gap between him and former Prosecutor General Yoon was 13.0 percentage points, exceeding the margin of error (±1.9 percentage points at a 95% confidence level).

Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon fell 3.6 percentage points to 11.9%.

This survey was conducted using a mixed method of wireless telephone interviews and automated responses via wireless and wired phones. For more details, refer to the Realmeter or the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission websites.

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