6 out of 10 Citizens Say "Yoon, Lee Sang-min's Dismissal Proposal 'Effectively Rejected' Is Wrong"

Media Tomato Poll
President Yoon's Approval Rating Rises 1.7% to 36.8%

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] It has been revealed that six out of ten citizens view President Yoon Seok-yeol's de facto rejection of the motion to dismiss Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min as a "wrong decision."

According to a public opinion poll released on the 16th by Media Tomato (conducted by wireless ARS method over two days from the 13th to the 14th, targeting 1,051 adults aged 18 and over nationwide at the request of News Tomato), 58.6% of respondents considered President Yoon's de facto rejection of the National Assembly's motion to dismiss Minister Lee as a "wrong decision." Those who answered it was a "right decision" accounted for 32.1%, and 9.3% were unsure.

Regardless of generation or region, the opinion that it was a wrong decision was predominant. However, among those aged 60 and over (40.6% right decision, 48.4% wrong decision) and respondents from Daegu and Gyeongbuk (44.1% right decision, 46.7% wrong decision), the gap between the opinions that it was a wrong decision and a right decision was not significant.

President Yoon's approval rating for his administration rose by 1.7 percentage points from last week's survey to 36.8%. The disapproval rating was recorded at 59.8%.

In the suitability survey for the next leader of the People Power Party, former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min ranked first with 37.5%. Following him were People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo (10.2%), former lawmaker Na Kyung-won (9.3%), Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong (7.3%), Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon (6.9%), and People Power Party lawmaker Kim Ki-hyun (5.3%).

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

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