Gallup: "Yoon Elected President's Job Performance 42% Good, 45% Bad"

55% Support Maintaining Prosecutorial Investigation Authority, 35% Favor Transferring It to Police

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol visited POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks in Jeonnam on the afternoon of the 21st as part of his "Promise and Livelihood Walk," raising his thumb in front of the No. 1 blast furnace and posing for a commemorative photo. Photo by the Transition Committee Press Corps

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Negative evaluations of President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol's job performance have surpassed positive evaluations. This is interpreted as a result of the spread of negative public opinion due to personnel controversies and other factors.

According to a public opinion poll released on the 22nd by Gallup (conducted nationwide from the 19th to the 21st among 1,000 people aged 18 and over, sampled using a wireless phone RDD frame, via telephone interviews), when asked whether President-elect Yoon is performing his duties well as the president-elect, 42% responded positively while 45% responded negatively. Compared to last week's survey, positive evaluations dropped by 8 percentage points, while negative evaluations increased by 3 percentage points.

Those who responded positively cited reasons such as fulfilling campaign promises (11%), decisiveness, drive, and perseverance (7%), and personnel appointments (6%). On the other hand, those who evaluated negatively pointed to personnel appointments (26%), relocation of the presidential office (21%), autocratic and unilateral behavior (9%), and lack of communication (7%) as reasons.

Gallup explained, "The top reason for negative evaluations of the president-elect's job performance has shifted from 'relocation of the presidential office' to 'personnel appointments,'" adding, "This appears to be influenced by controversies related to those nominated as minister candidates."

Regarding the recently controversial law in the political sphere known as Geomsu-wanbak (complete removal of prosecutorial investigation rights), 55% of respondents said prosecutorial investigation rights should be maintained, while 35% said they should be transferred to the police.

President Moon Jae-in's approval rating for his administration rose by 1 percentage point from last week to 44%, while disapproval fell by 1 percentage point to 50%.

The margin of error for this poll is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. Detailed survey information can be found on the website of the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission.

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