57% of Citizens Say "Double Special Probes Needed for Deutsche Motors and Daejang-dong" NBS Poll

NBS Poll
High Support for Raising Retirement Age to Ensure Fiscal Stability
President Yoon's Approval Rating Rises 1%p to 37%

Regarding the reform of the National Pension Service, public opinion was similarly divided between strengthening financial stability and enhancing retirement income. Six out of ten respondents supported the ruling party's call for a joint special investigation into the Deutsche Motors stock manipulation allegations and the Daejang-dong project 5 billion club corruption allegations.

According to a public opinion poll (NBS) released on the 2nd by Embrain Public, K-Stat Research, Korea Research, and Hankook Research (conducted via telephone interviews with 1,010 men and women aged 18 and over from the 27th of last month to the 1st of this month, conducted biweekly every two weeks), 42% answered that the direction of National Pension reform should be to strengthen financial stability, while 39% said it should be to strengthen retirement income security.

This means that the conservative argument for financial stability and the progressive emphasis on retirement income security regarding pension reform are at similar levels. In addition, 12% of respondents said the current system should be maintained.

Regarding the scope of pension reform, 56% supported structural reform to overhaul the entire pension system, including the basic pension and civil servant pensions, while 31% said the existing National Pension system should be reformed considering urgency.

Regarding the direction of financial stabilization, 43% supported raising the age for National Pension benefits, while 22% favored reducing the amount of National Pension benefits. Increasing the monthly insurance premium rate was supported by 19%.

Regarding the Democratic Party's call for a joint special investigation into the Deutsche Motors stock manipulation allegations and the Daejang-dong project 5 billion club corruption allegations, 57% responded positively. Negative opinions accounted for 35%.

President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating was 37%, up 1 percentage point from two weeks ago. The disapproval rating fell 4 percentage points to 51%. The reasons for positive evaluations were ‘decisiveness’ at 43% and ‘fairness and justice’ at 19%.

The reasons for negative evaluations were ‘being arbitrary and one-sided’ at 34% and ‘lack of experience and ability’ at 25%.

In party support, the People Power Party remained at 39%, the same as last time, the Democratic Party rose 1 percentage point to 27%, and the Justice Party stood at 3%.

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

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