NBS "President Yoon's Approval Rating Recovers to 30% Range"…Effect of Support Recovery Among Those in Their 60s

President Yoon's Approval Rating Rises 2%p to 31%
Public Opinion Shift Among Positive Evaluations in Their 60s

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating for his national administration has recovered to the 30% range. Regarding inflation, the overwhelming public opinion was that it is burdensome.

According to the National Barometer Survey (NBS) conducted from the 17th to the 19th, which involved telephone interviews with 1,000 men and women aged 18 and older nationwide, released on the 20th by Embrain Public, K Stat Research, Korea Research, and Hankook Research, the percentage of respondents who said President Yoon is doing well as president rose 2 percentage points from 29% two weeks ago to 31%.

The negative evaluation that he is doing poorly was 59%, down 6 percentage points from the previous survey.

Notably, the public opinion trend among those in their 60s is worth attention. Looking at the generations, in the survey two weeks ago, negative evaluations of President Yoon outnumbered positive evaluations in all age groups except those aged 70 and above. In particular, among those in their 60s, positive evaluations were 46%, and negative evaluations were 52%. In this survey, not only those aged 70 and above but also those in their 60s showed positive evaluations surpassing negative ones. Specifically, among those in their 60s, positive evaluations were 51%, and negative evaluations were 44%.

President Yoon's approval rating for national administration has hovered between the high 20% range and low 30% range since dropping to the low 30% range in the second week of July. In the previous survey, it fell to 29% amid controversies such as the 'vulgar language controversy' and 'diplomatic fiasco controversy,' but this time it showed signs of recovery.

Party support showed the People Power Party at 35%, up 1 percentage point from the previous survey. The Democratic Party of Korea remained at 32%, the same as two weeks ago. The Justice Party was at 5%.

When asked about the current level of inflation, 46% of respondents said it is 'very burdensome,' 48% said it is 'somewhat burdensome,' 5% said it is 'not very burdensome,' and 1% said it is 'not burdensome at all.' The opinion that inflation is burdensome totaled 94%, far exceeding the 5% who said it is not burdensome.

A related survey was also conducted in the fourth week of April, at which time 36% said inflation was 'very burdensome,' and 56% said it was 'somewhat burdensome.' Although inflation was already a significant burden in April, it appears that the burden has increased further.

In the public opinion poll on the suitability of the next leader of the People Power Party, former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min ranked first with 26%. He was followed by lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo at 10%, former lawmaker Na Kyung-won at 10%, lawmaker Kim Ki-hyun at 3%, floor leader Joo Ho-young at 2%, emergency committee chairman Chung Jin-seok at 1%, and lawmaker Jang Je-won at 1%. Among respondents who identified themselves as conservatives, the support narrowed to 16% each for former lawmakers Yoo and Na, and 15% for lawmaker Ahn.

For more detailed information, please refer to the website of the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

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