NBS "People Power Party Approval Rating Surpasses Democratic Party Outside Margin of Error for First Time in 6 Months"

Democratic Party 27%, People Power Party 35%, Justice Party 5%
President Yoon's Approval Rating 37%

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] In party support, the People Power Party surpassed the Democratic Party of Korea beyond the margin of error for the first time in six months.

According to the National Barometer Survey (NBS) conducted by four media organizations?Embrain Public, K-Stat Research, Korea Research, and Hankook Research?from the 9th to the 11th, targeting 1,008 men and women aged 18 and over nationwide via telephone interviews, conducted biweekly every two weeks with a sampling error of ±3.1% at a 95% confidence level, the People Power Party's support rate was 35%, the Democratic Party was 28%, and the Justice Party was 5%.

The People Power Party recorded 37% in the second week of July last year, surpassing the Democratic Party (28%) beyond the margin of error, but since then, the support rates have narrowed, showing a pattern of leading or trailing within the margin of error.

Source= Provided by NBS

President Yoon Suk-yeol's administration approval rating was 37% positive and 54% negative. Positive evaluations rose by 3 percentage points, while negative evaluations decreased by 2 percentage points.

Among the reasons for positive evaluations of the administration, "because of decisiveness" was the highest at 43%, followed by "fairness and justice" (24%), "fulfilling promised pledges well" (9%), and "good communication with the people" (7%).

The reasons for negative evaluations were led by "being arbitrary and unilateral" at 37%, followed by "lack of experience and ability" (26%), and "appointing unsuitable figures to high-ranking positions" (9%).

Regarding the introduction of the multi-member constituency system mentioned by President Yoon, 37% were in favor, while 50% were opposed. On the government's proposal to flexibilize extended working hours as part of labor reform, 45% supported it, and 48% opposed it.

Regarding labor, education, and pension reforms mentioned by President Yoon, 35% believed they could be realized within his term, while 60% thought they were impossible to achieve.

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

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