Lee Jae-myung's 'Perceptible Administration' Worked... Chief Executives' Positive Ratings Rank 1st for 2 Consecutive Months

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, ranked first for two consecutive months in the 'positive evaluation (good job)' of the heads of 17 metropolitan cities and provinces nationwide. Governor Lee maintained the top spot in positive evaluations for eight months from June 2020 to January 2021 but dropped to second place in February and March this year. Since then, he has held the first place position for two consecutive months starting in April.

According to Realmeter on the 8th, in last month's metropolitan government head evaluation survey, the positive evaluation of Governor Lee Jae-myung's "good job" rose by 0.4 percentage points from the previous month to 62.9%, marking the first place for two consecutive months. Governor Lee is the only metropolitan government head to receive a positive evaluation in the 60% range.

Kim Young-rok, Governor of Jeollanam-do, fell by 3.8 percentage points to 57.0%, maintaining second place following the previous month. Park Hyung-joon, Mayor of Busan, and Oh Se-hoon, Mayor of Seoul, who were elected in the April 7 by-elections and inaugurated last month, recorded 51.0% and 50.9%, respectively, ranking third and fourth.

Following them were Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do (50.2%), Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju (49.1%), Yang Seung-jo, Governor of Chungcheongnam-do (48.7%), Won Hee-ryong, Governor of Jeju (46.2%), Lee Si-jong, Governor of Chungcheongbuk-do (45.9%), Kwon Young-jin, Mayor of Daegu (45.3%), Song Ha-jin, Governor of Jeollabuk-do (44.6%), Kim Kyung-soo, Governor of Gyeongsangnam-do (43.6%), Choi Moon-soon, Governor of Gangwon-do (39.6%), Heo Tae-jeong, Mayor of Daejeon (37.6%), Lee Chun-hee, Mayor of Sejong (37.5%), Park Nam-chun, Mayor of Incheon (35.6%), and Song Cheol-ho, Mayor of Ulsan (28.1%).

A representative from Governor Lee's office explained, "This survey result shows that the 'Lee Jae-myung style resident-experienced administration,' which builds trust among residents by practicing from small things, is somewhat recognized among the residents."

He added, "Gyeonggi Province has a large population of 13.8 million and coexists with diversity, and the distinction between ruling and opposition party supporters is clear, so it was rare for the Governor of Gyeonggi Province to rank first in positive evaluations. The fact that Governor Lee recorded a job performance approval rating in the 60% range, more than twice his next presidential election support rate (about 25%), and ranked first means that a considerable number of conservatives and People Power Party supporters also positively evaluated his job performance."

Meanwhile, in the resident satisfaction survey, Seoul City rose by 5.2 percentage points from the previous month to 66.0%, ranking first. Gyeonggi Province recorded 63.4%, down 2.8 percentage points from the previous month, ranking second behind Seoul.

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