[AKYUNG Poll] Over Half of Seoul Citizens Raise Hands for 'Regime Judgment'

[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] More than half of the citizens viewed the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election as a 'judgment on the ruling party.'

In a public opinion poll conducted by Asia Economy through Win-G Korea Consulting on the 30th and 31st of last month, surveying 1,020 adult voters in Seoul (100% ARS wireless, margin of error ±3.5 percentage points at a 95% confidence level), 56% answered that "the opposition party must win to judge the ruling party." On the other hand, 36.1% believed that "the ruling party must win for stable national governance." 7.9% responded with "don't know."

By age group, the judgment on the ruling party was dominant in all age groups except those in their 40s. The highest was among those aged 70 and above at 69.6%, followed by those in their 60s (67.4%), 50s (61.6%), 18-29 (52.1%), and 30s (49.6%). Conversely, 51.9% of those in their 40s believed that stable national governance was necessary.

The opinion that the regime should be changed was prevalent across all regions of Seoul. In particular, 73.3% in the downtown area (Yongsan-gu, Jongno-gu, Jung-gu) and 66.3% in the southeast area (Gangnam-gu, Gangdong-gu, Seocho-gu, Songpa-gu) thought that a regime change was necessary.

The sample for this survey was extracted by applying weighted values (cell weighting) by gender, age, and region based on the resident registration population as of the end of January 2021 from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For detailed survey information, refer to the Win-G Korea Consulting website or the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission website. According to the Public Official Election Act, the publication of poll results is prohibited from the 1st to 8 p.m. on the 7th of this month, but it is allowed to publish or report the results of surveys conducted until the 31st of last month during this period.

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