Yoon Seok-yeol Becomes People Power Party Presidential Candidate, Leads Lee Jae-myung by 12.1%p in Head-to-Head Race

TBS-KSOI Poll
Yoon Seok-yeol Approval Rating 47.3%, Lee Jae-myung Approval Rating 35.2%

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, was found to be ahead of Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, by a margin beyond the margin of error in a hypothetical one-on-one matchup. This appears to be influenced by the convention effect, as Yoon was decisively chosen as the presidential candidate after a dramatic primary.

According to a public opinion poll conducted by the Korea Society Opinion Institute (KSOI) commissioned by TBS on the 5th and 6th of this month, surveying 1,009 people nationwide aged 18 and older, Yoon received 47.3% support in the hypothetical Yoon Seok-yeol vs. Lee Jae-myung matchup, surpassing Lee, who received 35.2%, by a margin beyond the margin of error. Compared to the previous survey, Yoon's support rose by 10.7 percentage points, while Lee's support fell by 1.3 percentage points. As a result, the gap between the two candidates widened to 12.1 percentage points.

In the 'Next Presidential Candidate Support' category, Yoon received 43.0%, leading Lee, who received 31.2%, by a margin beyond the margin of error. In this survey, Ahn Cheol-soo, the People Power Party presidential candidate, received 4.7%, Sim Sang-jung, the Justice Party presidential candidate, received 3.7%, and Kim Dong-yeon, the preparatory committee chairman of the New Wave party, received 1.4%. Here too, Yoon's support increased by 10.6%, while Lee's support decreased by 2%.

Meanwhile, in the 'Next Presidential Election Character' poll asking about regime continuation or change, the call for regime change increased by 2.1% compared to the previous survey (October 8) to 53.6%. The regime continuation argument decreased by 2.7% to 37%.

This poll was conducted using a wireless automated response method utilizing virtual phone numbers (safe numbers) for mobile phones. The sampling error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For detailed survey information, refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

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