President Yoon, 6 out of 10 say 'Poor Governance'... Negative Rating Exceeds 60% [Realmeter]

Realmeter: President Yoon's Approval Rating at 33.4% vs Disapproval at 63.3%

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] A public opinion poll has revealed that President Yoon Seok-yeol's negative evaluation of his national administration has exceeded 60%.

On the 18th, Realmeter conducted a national survey of 2,519 people aged 18 and over from July 11 to 15, assessing the second week of July's national administration performance. The negative evaluation of "doing poorly" rose by 6.3 percentage points from the previous survey to 63.3%. The positive evaluation of "doing well" was 33.4%, down 3.6 percentage points from the previous survey. The gap between positive and negative responses was 29.9 percentage points, widening by 9.9 percentage points compared to the previous survey (20.0 percentage points).

By region, the negative evaluation was highest in Gwangju and Jeolla at 78.8%, followed by Incheon and Gyeonggi (65.6%), Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong (63.3%), Gangwon (63.3%), Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam (62.8%), and Seoul (62.4%). Except for Jeju (56.3%), all regions recorded negative evaluations exceeding 60%.

By age group, all age groups except those aged 70 and over (46.0%) and those in their 60s (56.3%) showed negative evaluations exceeding 60%.

The 40s age group was the most negative, with 75.1% responding that President Yoon is "doing poorly" in national administration, followed by the 30s (70.5%), 50s (65.8%), and 20s (61.8%), all showing higher negative than positive evaluations.

The margin of error for this survey is ±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. The response rate was 4.6%.

For more details, please refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

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