Yoon Seok-yeol and Lee Jae-myung Gap Widens... Yoon 42.0% > Lee 36.8% > Ahn 10.0% > Shim 2.5% [Realmeter]

Yoon-Lee, Support Gap Widens from 3.9 to 5.2 Percentage Points
Ahn Cheol-soo's Support Rate Drops 2.9 Percentage Points from Last Week

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] A public opinion poll showed that Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, is leading Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, outside the margin of error for the second consecutive week. The gap between the two candidates has also widened compared to last week's survey.

On the 24th, Realmeter, commissioned by OhmyNews, conducted a survey on the next presidential candidate support rate among 3,046 voters aged 18 and over nationwide from the 16th to the 21st. Candidate Yoon recorded 42.0%, while Candidate Lee recorded 36.8%. Candidate Yoon rose by 1.4 percentage points compared to last week, while Candidate Lee only increased by 0.1 percentage points, expanding the gap from 3.9 percentage points last week to 5.2 percentage points.

Following them, Ahn Cheol-soo, the candidate of the People’s Party, dropped by 2.9 percentage points to 10.0%, and Sim Sang-jung, the candidate of the Justice Party, rose by 0.5 percentage points to 2.5%. Although Candidate Ahn maintained double-digit support, he showed a decline for the first time in six weeks. Other candidates accounted for 2.3%, none for 5.1%, and don’t know/no response for 1.2%.

By region, Candidate Yoon led in Seoul (44.1%), Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam (46.1%), and Daegu·Gyeongbuk (54.9%), while Candidate Lee led in Gwangju·Jeolla with 61.9%.

By age group, support for Candidate Yoon was higher among those in their 20s (44.6%), 30s (43.8%), 60s (52.1%), and 70 and older (56.2%), whereas those in their 40s and 50s supported Candidate Lee more, with 51.3% and 46.6% respectively.

In the electability survey, Candidate Yoon recorded 45.2%, up 3.3 percentage points from last week, surpassing Candidate Lee. Candidate Lee fell 2.9 percentage points from 46.2% to 43.3% during the same period. The gap between the two candidates was 1.9 percentage points, within the margin of error.

When asked who is the candidate most capable of achieving economic growth, Candidate Lee ranked highest with 37.4%, followed by Candidate Yoon at 32.1%, and Candidate Ahn at 15.0%.

The margin of error for this survey is ±1.8 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, refer to the Realmeter or the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission websites.

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