"People Power Party's Approval Rating Surpasses Democratic Party for the First Time in 4 Years and 9 Months"

Gallup "People Power Party Support Rate 32%, Democratic Party Support Rate 31%"
First Time Since October 2016

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] According to a public opinion poll, the People Power Party (PPP) has surpassed the Democratic Party in party approval ratings for the first time in 4 years and 9 months. The previous time was 4 years and 6 months ago, in October 2016, when former President Park Geun-hye's state affairs manipulation controversy arose.

According to a survey conducted by Gallup Korea from the 6th to the 8th of this month targeting 1,000 people nationwide aged 18 and older (confidence level 95%, margin of error ±3.1 percentage points), the People Power Party's party approval rating recorded 32%, which was 1 percentage point higher than the Democratic Party's 31%. This is the first time since October 2016 that the People Power Party, including its predecessor parties, has led the Democratic Party by even 1 percentage point in approval ratings.

Source: Gallup

In the previous week's regular survey, the People Power Party and the Democratic Party were tied at 32% each. The People Power Party, which had shown an upward trend in approval ratings following the party convention, surpassed 30% in the third week of June's regular survey. Gallup stated that it was also the first time since October 2016 that a party affiliated with the People Power Party recorded approval ratings in the 30% range.

Looking at the approval ratings by age group, the People Power Party showed dominance with 47% among those aged 60 and older, while the Democratic Party confirmed strength with 42% support among those in their 40s. Among people in their 20s, 39% identified as non-affiliated, indicating a continued wait-and-see stance.

Meanwhile, President Moon Jae-in's approval rating for his administration stood at 38%, the same as last week's survey. Negative evaluations decreased by 1 percentage point from the previous week to 53%. Detailed information can be found on the websites of Gallup Korea or the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

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