Jeong Cheong-rae: "Yoon Seok-yeol Will Struggle if Approval Rating Falls Below 15%"

"Former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Drops Out Amid Approval Ratings Falling Below 15%"

Jeong Cheong-rae, member of the Democratic Party of Korea. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] On the 7th, Jeong Cheong-rae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, said regarding Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, "Once the approval rating starts to fall below 15%, he will actually lose strength in his legs, and even those who were helping him will withdraw, making it difficult for him."

Jeong appeared on YTN Radio's 'Lee Dong-hyung's News Face-off' that day and said, "In the case of Ban Ki-moon, former UN Secretary-General, he immediately gave up in the middle when his approval rating fell below 15%."

He said, "There is a saying in Yeouido that 'approval rating is a gangster.' It means that if the approval rating is high, everything is okay, but Candidate Yoon has come this far because of his approval rating, as he lacks government experience or political background."

He continued, "However, that approval rating is declining. A decline in political approval rating means that everything about Yoon as a candidate is collapsing," adding, "Hong Joon-pyo is rising quite strongly by taking advantage of this gap."

Jeong pointed out, "Until now, People Power Party supporters have actually supported Candidate Yoon with 'blind support.' From their perspective, they believed regime change was possible through Yoon Seok-yeol, so they probably supported him unconditionally, but if they start thinking 'Is that not the case?' or 'It will be difficult,' the approval rating could drop sharply."

He also predicted about Hong Joon-pyo, a member of the People Power Party, "Since the People Power Party rules decided not to allow reverse voting, the possibility for Candidate Hong has significantly increased."

Furthermore, he said, "Since the presidential election is becoming like an all-out battle between each camp, it will be a tough game, a close game, no matter which candidate rises, so there will be no one who is clearly advantageous or disadvantageous," but added, "I do think it would be easier to deal with if Candidate Yoon rises."

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