President Moon Completes European Tour, Approval Rating Nears 40%... People Power Party Hits Record High [Realmeter]

People Power Party Approval Rating Hits Record High 39.7%... Democratic Party at 29.4%

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] A public opinion poll revealed that President Moon Jae-in's approval rating has approached the 40% range after returning from the G7 summit and his European tour.

This tour marked the first face-to-face diplomacy since COVID-19, with President Moon attending the G7 summit as an invited guest country, the first Korean president to do so. Standing shoulder to shoulder with world powers, President Moon's approval rating rose for two consecutive weeks amid growing expectations for future summit diplomacy.

According to a poll conducted by Realmeter commissioned by YTN for the third week of June, the positive evaluation that "President Moon is performing well in state affairs" rose by 1.1 percentage points from the previous week to 39.6%, marking a two-week consecutive increase, the agency announced on the 21st. Negative evaluations fell by 0.9 percentage points to 56.7%, and "Don't know/No response" decreased by 0.2 percentage points to 3.7%. The gap between positive and negative evaluations was 17.1 percentage points, outside the margin of error.

By region, Daegu·Gyeongbuk (29.7%) saw the largest increase of 10.0 percentage points, and Incheon·Gyeonggi (43.1%) also rose by 3.2 percentage points. Daejeon·Sejong·Chungcheong (35.7%) and Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam (31.2%) declined by 5.0 percentage points and 1.3 percentage points, respectively.

By age group, approval ratings rose across all age groups except for those in their 20s (31.0%, down 1.4 percentage points). The highest was among those in their 40s, rising 5.2 percentage points from the previous week to 54.4%, followed by 30s (47.7%), 50s (41.4%), 60s (30.5%), and 70 and older (28.5%).

Regarding party approval ratings, the People Power Party recorded its highest-ever rating since its launch, rising for three consecutive weeks.

The People Power Party's approval rating increased by 0.6 percentage points from the previous week to 39.7%, marking its highest since inception.

The Democratic Party's approval rating rose by 0.2 percentage points to 29.4%, maintaining a difference outside the margin of error from the People Power Party for 14 consecutive weeks. Realmeter analyzed that "this reflects expectations following the election of party leader Lee Jun-seok."

This survey was conducted from June 14 to 18 with 2,514 eligible voters, and the sampling error is ±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, refer to the Realmeter or the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission websites.

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