7 out of 10 Koreans Support Peaceful Resolution of North Korean Nuclear Issue Through Dialogue

Submission through power dominance 20.6%
Opposition to nuclear armament leads within margin of error
President Yoon's approval rating rises 1.7%p to 32.1%

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Seven out of ten people suggested a peaceful resolution through dialogue as the solution to the North Korean nuclear issue.

According to a public opinion poll released on the 21st by Media Tomato (conducted by News Tomato, targeting 1,165 men and women aged 18 and over nationwide from the 17th to the 19th), 70.0% supported a "peaceful resolution through dialogue" as the solution to the North Korean nuclear issue. The opinion favoring submission through absolute power dominance was 20.6%, and 9.4% responded that they did not know well.

Regarding the nuclear armament theories such as independent nuclear development and tactical nuclear deployment raised within the ruling party, opposition opinions were predominant within the margin of error (±2.9 percentage points). The opinion opposing nuclear armament was 46.7%, while the opinion supporting it was 41.5%.

In response to the question of which is more important between the economy and security, the opinion that the livelihood economy is more urgent was 61.5%, far ahead of the opinion that national security is more urgent (35.3%).

Regarding President Yoon's state administration, positive evaluations were 32.1% (13% very well, 19.1% generally well), and negative evaluations were 65.6% (8.5% generally poorly, 57.1% very poorly).

Support for state administration increased by 1.7% compared to last week's survey, while negative evaluations decreased by 1.5 percentage points.

For detailed survey outlines and results related to the public opinion poll, please refer to the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission website.

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