Yoon Seok-yeol Stumbles, Hong Joon-pyo Closely Threatens... Only a 4.2%p Gap

Former Lawmaker Yoo Seung-min Ranks 3rd with 12.1%

Hong Jun-pyo, the People Power Party presidential primary candidate, and candidate Yoon Seok-yeol attended the "National Promise Vision Presentation" held at the Central Party Office in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 25th, sitting side by side. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Hong Joon-pyo, a presidential candidate from the People Power Party, is rapidly closing in on former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl. In the "Suitability of Next Presidential Candidate in the Conservative Camp" poll, former Prosecutor General Yoon holds a precarious first place, with Hong closely pursuing him.

According to a public opinion survey conducted by TBS Broadcasting, commissioned to the Korea Society Opinion Institute, targeting 1,015 adults aged 18 and over from the 27th to 28th, former Prosecutor General Yoon recorded 25.9% suitability as the next conservative presidential candidate, while Hong recorded 21.7%.

Following them were former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min with 12.1%, Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, with 5.3%, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon with 4.1%, former Board of Audit and Inspection Chairman Choi Jae-hyung with 3.6%, Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong with 2.4%, lawmaker Ha Tae-kyung with 2%, former Future United Party leader Hwang Kyo-ahn with 2%, and former Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Kim Dong-yeon with 1.9%.

What draws attention is Hong’s upward momentum. In a poll conducted on the 6th and 7th of this month, Hong recorded 13.6% suitability as the next conservative presidential candidate. Since then, Hong has shown an upward trend with 16.6% (13th-14th) and 20.5% (20th-21st).

Former lawmaker Yoo also maintained strong support with over 10% approval.

On the other hand, former Chairman Choi has struggled to break through in terms of support. Although mentioned as a Plan B to replace former Prosecutor General Yoon after entering politics, his support rate has remained stagnant. Notably, in this survey, it fell below 5%.

The People Power Party, which began candidate registration on this day, plans to reduce the candidates to eight through the first cut-off by October 15, and then narrow them down to four through the second cut-off on October 8.

This survey was conducted 100% via wireless ARS method, with a sampling error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, and a response rate of 7.0%. For more details, refer to the Korea Society Opinion Institute or the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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