Gallup "Lee Jae-myung Arrest Warrant, Legitimate Investigation 46% vs Unfair Political Oppression 37%"

President Yoon's Approval Rating Rises 1% to 32%
People Power Party and Democratic Party Tied at 33%

46% of respondents viewed the prosecution's request for an arrest warrant against Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, as a legitimate investigative procedure.

According to Gallup's regular internal survey conducted from the 19th to the 21st of last month (a telephone interviewer survey of 1,001 adults aged 18 and over nationwide), this opinion was expressed regarding the prosecution's request for an arrest warrant against Lee in connection with the Baekhyeon-dong development favoritism and Ssangbangwool Group's remittance to North Korea investigations.

37% of respondents considered it an unjust political persecution, while 17% withheld their opinion.

The claim of a legitimate investigative procedure was supported by People Power Party supporters (86%) and conservative-leaning respondents (74%), while the claim of unjust political persecution found consensus among Democratic Party supporters (72%) and progressive-leaning respondents (60%). Notably, among moderate-leaning respondents, 45% agreed with the legitimate investigation view, and 40% with the unjust political persecution view. Among those without party affiliation, 38% supported the legitimate investigation, and 29% agreed with the unjust political persecution perspective.

President Yoon Suk-yeol's positive evaluation of his administration (approval rating) rose by 1 percentage point from the previous survey (conducted from the 12th to the 14th) to 32%. The negative evaluation dropped by 1 percentage point to 59%.

In terms of party support, both the People Power Party and the Democratic Party stood at 33%. The People Power Party's rating remained the same as the previous survey, while the Democratic Party's rating increased by 1 percentage point.

When asked about the economic outlook for the next year, 55% responded that it would worsen, while 17% said it would improve.

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

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