President Moon's Approval Rating Recovers to 40% Range After 18 Weeks... Democratic Party Also Rises [Realmeter]

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] President Moon Jae-in's approval rating has recovered to the 40% range for the first time in 18 weeks. The support rate for the Democratic Party of Korea also rose simultaneously.

On the 12th, Realmeter announced the results of a survey conducted on 2,519 people aged 18 and over nationwide from the 5th to the 9th, commissioned by YTN. The president's approval rating (positive evaluation) rose by 3.1 percentage points from the previous week to 41.1% (23.1% very well, 18.0% fairly well). The disapproval rating fell by 3.2 percentage points to 54.9% (15.8% fairly poorly, 39.1% very poorly). The 'don't know/no response' rate remained the same as last week at 4.0%.

This is the first time in 18 weeks that the positive evaluation has recorded in the 40% range since the first week of March (40.1%). By age group, the increase was most notable among those in their 30s, rising by 13.5 percentage points. By region, Incheon·Gyeonggi and Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam each rose by 4.1 and 4.0 percentage points, showing significant increases. Daegu·Gyeongbuk and Gwangju·Jeolla also rose by 3.8 and 3.4 percentage points, respectively.

Along with the president's approval rating, the Democratic Party of Korea also showed an upward trend.

The Democratic Party recorded 32.9%, up 3.3 percentage points from the previous week, while the People Power Party fell by 0.6 percentage points to 37.1%. The Democratic Party's support rate recovered to the 30% range for the first time in six weeks since the fourth week of May (30.5%). The gap between the two parties was 4.2 percentage points, marking the 17th consecutive week outside the margin of error.

By age group, the Democratic Party's support rate rose most notably among those in their 30s, increasing by 12.1 percentage points from the previous week. By region, Incheon·Gyeonggi and Daegu·Gyeongbuk rose by 5.4 and 5.3 percentage points, respectively.

Other party support rates were 7.0% for the Open Democratic Party, 6.0% for the People's Party, and 3.5% for the Justice Party.

Realmeter analyzed, "As the Democratic Party's presidential primary race intensifies and controversies over the verification of the opposition's leading candidate, former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, arise, the ruling party's support base has consolidated."

The margin of error for this survey is ±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. Detailed survey outlines and results can be found on the Realmeter website or the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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