Hong Joon-pyo "I don't trust Korea Gallup... Please exclude my name"

People Power Party presidential candidate Hong Joon-pyo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] People Power Party presidential candidate Hong Joon-pyo has repeatedly requested Gallup Korea to exclude him from their opinion polls.

On the 4th, Hong stated on his Facebook, "I do not trust Gallup Korea's opinion polls." He claimed, "Gallup Korea is neither the Korean branch of the authentic American Gallup nor a reliable source. During the last presidential and local elections, they absurdly reported low approval ratings for me and our party (People Power Party), negatively influencing public opinion formation."

Hong explained, "Recent polls show the same tendency as before. I have sent official letters and issued multiple public warnings asking them not to use my name, but they continue to do so." He further emphasized, "I strongly request that Gallup Korea exclude me from their opinion polls until the next presidential election."

Previously, in 2018, when he was the leader of the Liberty Korea Party, Hong criticized the reliability of Gallup Korea's opinion polls. He also publicly demanded in June and July that Gallup Korea refrain from using his name.

Meanwhile, according to the presidential preference poll released by Gallup Korea on the 3rd, Hong recorded 6%, up 4 percentage points from the previous survey. The poll showed Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate and Governor of Gyeonggi Province, leading with 24%, followed by People Power Party presidential candidate former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl at 19%.

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