Unstoppable Hong Jun-pyo, Only 3%p Behind Yoon Seok-youl in Conservative Camp Candidate Suitability

NBS Poll: Hong Jun-pyo Rises 7%p to 19%
Yoon Seok-youl Drops 3%p but Maintains 1st Place at 22%

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The momentum of Representative Hong Joon-pyo is fierce in the ruling People Power Party's presidential candidate primary race. Representative Hong has continued his upward trend in the 'Suitability of Conservative Camp Presidential Candidates,' showing a close contest with former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl.

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According to the National Barometer Survey (NBS) conducted by four polling firms?Embrain Public, K-Stat Research, Korea Research, and Hankook Research?from the 30th of last month to the 1st of this month, surveying 1,012 men and women aged 18 and over nationwide, Representative Hong recorded 19%, securing second place. Former Prosecutor General Yoon maintained a precarious first place with 22% support. Compared to the same question survey conducted from the 16th to 18th of last month, Candidate Hong showed a 7 percentage point increase, while Former Prosecutor General Yoon saw a 3 percentage point decrease.

In this survey, former Representative Yoo Seung-min ranked third with 10%. Following were Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party (5%), former Board of Audit and Inspection Chairman Choi Jae-hyung (2%), former Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong (2%), former Future United Party leader Hwang Kyo-ahn (2%), and Representative Ha Tae-kyung (1%) in order.

Among all respondents who identified themselves as supporters of the People Power Party, Former Prosecutor General Yoon’s support rate was 37%, and Representative Hong’s was 21%. Conversely, among those who responded as supporters of the Democratic Party, Representative Hong had 23% and former Representative Yoo had 15%.

Representative Hong’s presidential campaign stated, "Since declaring candidacy for the 20th presidential election on the 17th of last month, there has been a rapid rise in approval ratings," adding, "Support among conservatives and seniors aged 60 and above shows a gradual increase, but there is a remarkable rise among young and middle-aged adults and centrists." They particularly analyzed that in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions, Candidate Hong’s support rate was 29%, surpassing Former Prosecutor General Yoon. Regarding Hong’s 19% support rate in the Honam region, ahead of Yoon’s 10%, they explained, "This is attributed to the differentiated vision presented and the advantage of being the son-in-law of Buan, Jeonbuk."

This survey was conducted via telephone interviews using 100% mobile phone virtual numbers, with a response rate of 27.1%. The sampling error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For detailed survey outlines and results, please refer to the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission website.

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