Yoon Seok-yeol rebounds to 30.6%... Lee Jae-myung 26.2%, Lee Nak-yeon 12.9%

KOSI Poll
Regime Change Support 51.7% Regime Continuation Support 41.4%

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki Ha-young] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate from the People Power Party, regained support in the 30% range, overtaking Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung again after a week.

On the 16th, the Korea Society Opinion Institute (KSOI), commissioned by TBS, surveyed 1,007 people nationwide aged 18 and over from the 13th to 14th, asking about the suitability of the next presidential candidates. Former Prosecutor General Yoon received 30.6%, pushing Governor Lee (26.2%) out of the margin of error and taking the lead.

Compared to last week's survey, Yoon's support rose by 2.3 percentage points, while Governor Lee's dropped by 2.2 percentage points. The gap between the two candidates is 4.4 percentage points. Last week, Yoon was at 28.3%, 0.1 percentage points lower than Lee's 28.4%.

Former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon maintained third place with 12.9%. Following were People Power Party lawmaker Hong Joon-pyo (7.3%), former Minister of Justice Chu Mi-ae (4.0%), former People Power Party lawmaker Yoo Seung-min (3.4%), People's Party leader Ahn Cheol-soo (2.4%), former Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun (1.8%), and former Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong (1.6%).

Among progressive candidates, suitability ratings were Lee Jae-myung (27.3%), Lee Nak-yeon (18.9%), Chu Mi-ae (5.7%), Sim Sang-jung (5.2%), Park Yong-jin (5.1%), and Chung Sye-kyun (3.5%).

Among conservative candidates, the rankings were Yoon Seok-yeol (26.7%), Hong Joon-pyo (16.6%), Yoo Seung-min (11.4%), Choi Jae-hyung (6.7%), Ahn Cheol-soo (5.1%), and Won Hee-ryong (4.9%).

When asked about the nature of the next presidential election, 51.7% of respondents answered that "an opposition candidate must win for a regime change." Meanwhile, 41.4% said "a ruling party candidate must win for regime continuation."

Party support ratings showed the People Power Party at 38.6%, ahead of the Democratic Party at 31.4% beyond the margin of error. The People Power Party rose by 4.5 percentage points compared to the previous week, while the Democratic Party fell by 4 percentage points. Following were the Open Democratic Party (6.9%), People's Party (5.6%), and Justice Party (3.4%).

President Moon Jae-in's approval rating was 40.2%, with a disapproval rating of 58.0%. The approval rating dropped by 4.3 percentage points, while disapproval increased by 6.3 percentage points, widening the gap to 17.8 percentage points.

The margin of error for this survey is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, refer to the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission.

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