Suspicion of Kim Nam-guk's Coin Involving 'Fairness'... MZ Generation's Support for Democratic Party Drops Sharply by 10%p

10%P Drop in 20s and 30s... No Shift in Camp Alignment

As allegations of speculative investment in virtual assets (cryptocurrency) worth tens of billions of won involving Kim Nam-guk, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, are expanding, the party's support rate among the 20s and 30s youth has dropped by 10 percentage points within a week.

According to Gallup Korea on the 12th, a telephone survey (5% landline, 95% mobile) was conducted from the 9th to the 11th among 1,000 people nationwide aged 18 and over (response rate 11.0%) asking about party support (confidence level 95%, margin of error ±3.1%P). The Democratic Party's support rate remained unchanged at 32% compared to the previous week.

12%P↓ in 20s, 9%P↓ in 30s... No apparent shift in camp

Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Kim Nam-guk, who has been embroiled in controversy over holding virtual assets, is responding to reporters' questions as he leaves his office at the National Assembly Members' Office Building on the afternoon of the 9th.
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However, differences appeared in trends by age and region. Among those in their 20s, only 19% supported the Democratic Party, down 12 percentage points from 31% last week. Those in their 30s also showed a decline from 42% last week to 33%, a 9 percentage point drop.

In the survey two weeks ago, the support rate for the Democratic Party among those in their 40s was 58%, but it fell by 22 percentage points to 36% last week, then rebounded by 12 percentage points to 48% in this survey. Support among those aged 70 and over also rose from 17% to 24%.

The proportion of respondents who said they did not support any party was 51% among those in their 20s and 30% among those in their 30s. Compared to the previous week, these figures increased by 11 percentage points and 6 percentage points from 40% and 24%, respectively. This led to an analysis that the 20s and 30s generations, who have a high interest in virtual assets, showed a sensitive reaction to this incident. However, the decline in support for the Democratic Party among the 20s and 30s did not translate into increased support for the People Power Party.

The People Power Party's support rate among those in their 20s remained the same at 24% in both the previous and current surveys, while support among those in their 30s fell from 32% to 28%.

Rise in Seoul... Decline in Yeongnam

By region, the Democratic Party's support rate in Seoul rose by 11 percentage points from the previous week to 39%. In contrast, in Daegu and Gyeongbuk, it fell by 11 percentage points to 13% during the same period. In Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam, it also dropped by 8 percentage points from 30% last week to 22%.

For more detailed information, please refer to the websites of Gallup Korea or the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

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