Revision of Presidential Candidacy Age Limit, 'Agree' 50.3% vs 'Disagree' 44.8%

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] A public opinion poll released on the 2nd showed that about half of the respondents agreed with the opinion that the current age limit for presidential candidates, set at '40 years or older,' should be lowered.

According to a survey conducted by Realmeter commissioned by OhmyNews to measure the level of agreement on revising the age limit for presidential candidates, 50.3% responded that they 'agree' (21.4% strongly agree, 28.8% somewhat agree), closely matched with 44.8% who 'disagree' (18.5% strongly disagree, 26.3% somewhat disagree). Those who answered 'don't know' accounted for 4.9%.

Results varied by region. In Seoul, about 6 out of 10 residents (61.0%) agreed with the claim that the age limit for presidential candidates should be lowered, whereas in Daejeon·Sejong·Chungcheong (35.9%) and Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam (37.3%), the agreement rate was lower than the overall average.

There were also differences by age group. Younger age groups, such as those in their 20s (62.8%) and 30s (57.2%), showed a higher rate of agreement compared to the overall average. In contrast, among those in their 50s, 37.8% agreed versus 58.5% disagreed, with nearly 6 out of 10 responding that they 'do not agree,' showing a contrasting result. Those aged 70 and above (55.7%), 40s (47.8%), and 60s (43.4%) did not show significant differences from the overall average.

By ideological inclination, among centrists (47.6%) and progressives (46.0%), agreement and disagreement over lowering the age limit for presidential candidates were evenly split. Among conservatives, 54.7% agreed while 40.5% disagreed.

This survey contacted 9,421 people nationwide aged 18 and older on the 1st, with a final 500 respondents completing the survey, resulting in a response rate of 5.3%. The sampling error is ±4.4 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, please refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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