President Yoon's Approval Rating: Positive 32.6%, Negative 64.6% [Realmeter]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Min-young] A public opinion poll showed that President Yoon Seok-yeol's approval rating for his national administration stood at around 32%, while the disapproval rating was around 64%. The approval rating rose slightly, and the disapproval rating fell slightly.

According to Realmeter on the 12th, a survey conducted from the 5th to the 8th (the first week of September) of 2,006 adults aged 18 and over nationwide showed that President Yoon's approval rating increased by 0.3 percentage points from the previous week to 32.6% (18.9% very well, 13.8% fairly well).

The national approval rating had stopped its decline after eight weeks in the second week of last month, rebounding to 30.4%, then rose for three consecutive weeks up to 33.6%, before falling to 32.3% in the last week of last month. The disapproval rating was 64.6%, down 0.3 percentage points from the previous week (9.7% somewhat poorly, 54.9% very poorly). The gap between approval and disapproval narrowed by 0.6 percentage points in one week to 32.0 percentage points.

The approval rating rose relatively sharply among students (up 6.9 percentage points), unemployed/retired/others (up 5.9 percentage points), People Power Party supporters (up 4.8 percentage points), conservatives (up 4.6 percentage points), and those in their 20s (up 4.5 percentage points). Support also slightly increased in Daegu·Gyeongbuk (up 2.5 percentage points).

The disapproval rating rose significantly among Justice Party supporters (up 9.9 percentage points), Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam (up 8.0 percentage points), progressives (up 3.7 percentage points), and those in their 40s (up 2.4 percentage points).

Realmeter analyzed, "Ahead of the Chuseok holiday, key points included the response to Typhoon 'Hinnamnor,' internal conflicts within the People Power Party, the summons of Lee Jae-myung, and the Democratic Party's counterattack with the 'Kim Geon-hee special investigation.' Despite factors causing decline such as confrontation with the Democratic Party and conflicts within the People Power Party, the strong response to Hinnamnor helped end on a firm note."

Regarding party support, the People Power Party saw a slight decline, while the Democratic Party saw a slight increase. The People Power Party's support dropped 2.1 percentage points from the previous week to 35.2%.

Realmeter explained, "The resignation of all emergency committee members, the refusal of lawmaker Joo Ho-young to become emergency committee chairman, and former leader Lee Jun-seok's announcement of an additional injunction deepened party conflicts and internal strife, continuing a downward trend without adjustment. The decline was particularly notable in the Yeongnam region and among conservatives."

The Democratic Party's support rose 2.0 percentage points to 48.4%. The gap between the two parties' support widened from 9.1 percentage points to 13.2 percentage points. The Justice Party recorded 3.7% support. The margin of error for this survey is ±2.2 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. The survey was conducted with 97% mobile and 3% landline methods, with a response rate of 4.1%.

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

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