47.9% Support vs 39.4% Oppose Passage of Lee Jae-myung's Arrest Motion

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As the arrest motion against Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is scheduled to be put to a vote in the National Assembly plenary session on the 27th, a survey released on the 26th showed that public opinion in favor of the motion's passage is higher than opposition.

According to a survey conducted by Next Research on behalf of MBN and Maeil Business Newspaper from the 24th to 25th, targeting 1,007 men and women nationwide aged 18 and older, about half of the respondents, 47.9%, said the arrest motion against Lee should be "passed." Meanwhile, 39.4% responded that it "should not be passed."

Regarding Lee's performance of his leadership duties if indicted, 59.2% said he "should resign from the leadership position," while 31.7% said he "should maintain the leadership position."

Regarding President Yoon Suk-yeol's administration, 35% gave a positive evaluation, while 57.6% gave a negative evaluation.

The margin of error for this survey is ±3.1 percentage points (p) at a 95% confidence level. The survey was conducted via telephone interviews, with 89% mobile and 11% landline calls, and the response rate was 15.5%.

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