Another Shift in Presidential Race... Gallup: "Lee Rises 4%p to 38%, Yoon Drops 4%p to 37%, Neck-and-Neck"

Ahn Cheol-soo 12%, Sim Sang-jung 4%

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The presidential election has turned into a neck-and-neck race as support for Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, rises and support for Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party presidential candidate, falls. In last week's survey, Lee trailed by a 7 percentage point margin, but in this week's survey, he leads Yoon by 1 percentage point, which is within the margin of error.

According to a Gallup poll conducted nationwide from the 22nd to the 24th among 1,000 people aged 18 and older, Lee's support rate was 38%, while Yoon's was 37%. In last week's survey, Yoon recorded 41%, a 4 percentage point drop. Lee, who recorded 34% last week, rose by 4 percentage points.

Ahn Cheol-soo, the People’s Party presidential candidate, was surveyed at 12%, and Sim Sang-jung, the Justice Party presidential candidate, at 4%. Gallup analyzed that "Ahn's downward trend has stopped this time." In fact, Ahn's support rate was 17% in the poll released on the 21st of last month but had been declining since then.

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Among those in their 40s, Lee received 57% support, leading Yoon, who had 22%. In the 60s and 70s and older age groups, Yoon led with 58% and 59%, respectively, compared to Lee’s 28% and 23%. In the 20s, Lee had 28% and Yoon 26%, showing a close race. In the 30s, Lee had 38% and Yoon 26%, and in the 50s, Lee had 47% and Yoon 38%.

Meanwhile, the criteria for choosing a president were ability and experience at 34%, policy pledges at 20%, morality at 20%, communication and harmony at 13%, and political party at 8%. For more details, refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.

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