[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunseok Yoo] A poll released on the 24th showed that Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, and Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party presidential candidate, are in a neck-and-neck race in a multi-candidate contest.


According to a survey conducted by Gallup Korea on behalf of Money Today and The300 from the 22nd to 23rd, targeting 1,011 people nationwide, Yoon led the multi-candidate hypothetical race with a support rate of 38.4%. Lee followed closely with 37.1%. The gap between the two candidates' support rates was 1.3 percentage points.


While Yoon's support rate dropped by 3.3 percentage points compared to the same survey two weeks ago, Lee's support rate rose by 4.7 percentage points, significantly narrowing the gap between the two candidates from the previous 9.3 percentage points.


People Power Party candidate Ahn Cheol-soo received 5.5%, Justice Party candidate Sim Sang-jung 3.0%, and former Deputy Prime Minister for Economy Kim Dong-yeon 1.0%.


Regarding party support rates, the Democratic Party rose by 2.9 percentage points to 33.2%, while the People Power Party fell by 4.4 percentage points to 36.8%, narrowing the margin to 3.6 percentage points within the margin of error.



The margin of error for this survey is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.


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