"President Yoon's Gallup Approval Rating Rises to 29%... Driven by Increased Support from 60s and 70s Age Groups"

Since Last Week's Inauguration, Lowest at 24% Rises by 5 Percentage Points
Regarding Slang Controversy, 63% Say President Yoon Provoked the Debate

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] President Yoon Seok-yeol's approval rating for his national administration, which hit its lowest point since his inauguration last week, has successfully rebounded. The increase in approval among those aged 60 and above is cited as one of the reasons for this rebound.

According to Gallup's regular survey conducted from the 4th to the 6th (a telephone interview survey of 1,002 adults aged 18 and over nationwide), 29% of respondents evaluated President Yoon's national administration as "doing well," while 63% evaluated it as "doing poorly." Compared to last week's survey, approval rose by 5 percentage points, and disapproval fell by 2 percentage points.

Gallup explained, "The decline in positive evaluations of President Yoon's national administration over the past two weeks has been reversed," adding, "The response 'doing well' was highest among People Power Party supporters (66%) and those aged 70 and above (59%), while 'doing poorly' was prominent among Democratic Party supporters (92%)."

Compared to last week's survey, the approval ratings among those in their 20s, 60s, and 70s showed notable increases. Approval among people in their 20s rose from 9% to 16%, an increase of 7 percentage points; among those in their 60s, from 34% to 46%, a 12 percentage point increase; and among those aged 70 and above, from 46% to 59%, a 13 percentage point increase.

Those who positively evaluated the president's job performance cited reasons such as "diplomacy" (12%), "hardworking and doing their best" (9%), "overcoming the previous administration" (8%), "overall good performance" (6%), "principles and conviction," and "defense and security" (both 5%), and "fairness, justice, and principles" (4%). Those who evaluated negatively cited reasons including "diplomacy" (15%), "lack of experience, qualifications, incompetence" (14%), "overall poor performance" (9%), "careless remarks," "lack of communication" (both 7%), "not addressing the economy and people's livelihood" (6%), "dishonesty and lack of trust" (5%), "job attitude," "authoritarian and unilateral" (both 4%), and "personnel matters" (3%).

Regarding the controversy over the president's use of profanity during his overseas trip, 63% responded that "the president caused the controversy due to careless verbal mistakes." Meanwhile, 25% said, "the media provoked the controversy with inaccurate reporting."

For detailed survey methodology and results related to this poll, please refer to the website of the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

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