Unification of Yoon and Ahn Candidates, Yoon 'Leads' Regardless of 'Hypothetical Matchup and Competition' Questions

"Virtual Matchups, Competitiveness, and Suitability Lead"
Approval Ratings: Yoon 44.7%, Lee 35.6%, Ahn 9.8%

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] In the case of candidate unification through a public opinion survey method, Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party presidential candidate, was found to be ahead of Ahn Cheol-soo, the People Power Party presidential candidate, regardless of the survey questions.

Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, is delivering a greeting at the policy forum titled "A Global Hub Nation Contributing to Freedom, Peace, and Prosperity," hosted by the Global Vision Committee at the National Assembly on the 26th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

According to a public opinion survey conducted by YTN Broadcasting, commissioned to Realmeter, targeting 1,018 adults aged 18 and over nationwide from the 24th to 25th (automatic response method, margin of error ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level), Candidate Yoon was found to be ahead of Candidate Ahn in all aspects related to candidate unification through public opinion surveys, including suitability, competitiveness, and hypothetical matchups.

In the question asking about suitability as a unified candidate, Candidate Yoon led with 44.1%, while Candidate Ahn had 33.1%. In the previous survey (10th-11th), Candidate Ahn led with 39.6%, and Candidate Yoon had 35.6%.

In the hypothetical matchup survey against Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, Candidate Yoon received 47.2%, leading Candidate Lee, who had 36.3%, by 10.9 percentage points. In the hypothetical matchup between Candidate Ahn and Candidate Lee, Candidate Ahn received 38.1%, and Candidate Lee 31.1%. This shows that Candidate Yoon's competitiveness was higher in the hypothetical matchup. In the previous survey, Candidate Ahn had a 9.1 percentage point lead, and Candidate Yoon had a 5.5 percentage point lead.

In the survey asking about competitiveness, Candidate Yoon led with 46.9%, while Candidate Ahn had 32.6%.

So far, in the political sphere, there has been a constant "war of rules" depending on the candidates' interests regarding candidate unification through public opinion surveys, focusing on competitiveness, suitability, and hypothetical matchup methods. For example, in last year's Seoul mayoral by-election, Candidate Ahn, after brinkmanship negotiations with Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate (current Seoul mayor), decided on a method asking separately about competitiveness and suitability. In the People Power Party presidential primary, after controversy, a competitiveness method based on a hypothetical two-candidate matchup was adopted.

Meanwhile, in the presidential candidate support rate survey, Candidate Yoon's support rate rose by 5.5 percentage points from before to 44.7%. Candidate Lee's support rate fell by 1.3 percentage points to 35.6%, and Candidate Ahn's dropped by 2.4 percentage points to 9.8%. Detailed public opinion survey results can be found on the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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