President Yoon and People Power Party Approval Ratings Slightly Decline... "38% View Lee Jun-seok's New Party Favorably"

President Yoon's approval rating drops 1%p to 33%
People Power Party 33%, Democratic Party 35%
In Yohan Innovation Committee doing well 42%

President Yoon Suk-yeol and the People Power Party's approval ratings slightly declined. The Democratic Party's approval rating rose slightly, surpassing the People Power Party within the margin of error. Regarding former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok's move to form a new party, about 4 out of 10 respondents viewed it positively.

According to a Gallup poll released on the 24th (conducted from the 21st to 23rd via telephone interviews with 1,001 adults aged 18 and over nationwide), 33% of respondents evaluated President Yoon's job performance positively. Compared to last week's regular survey, positive evaluations of his job performance dropped by 1 percentage point. Negative evaluations, indicating poor job performance, rose by 3 percentage points from last week to 59%.

Among those who responded that he is performing well (329 respondents, open-ended), reasons cited included "diplomacy" (40%), "national defense/security," and "economy/livelihood" (both 6%). Conversely, those who responded negatively (591 respondents, open-ended) cited reasons such as "economy/livelihood/prices" (18%), "diplomacy" (11%), "overall poor performance" (8%), "authoritarian/unilateral," and "lack of communication" (both 6%).

The ruling People Power Party's approval rating also slightly declined. The People Power Party's approval rating dropped 2 percentage points from last week to 33%, while the Democratic Party's rose 2 percentage points to 35%.

Regarding former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok's new party formation, 38% of respondents viewed it positively. However, 48% viewed it negatively. Notably, 74% of People Power Party supporters viewed it negatively. Conversely, 57% of Democratic Party supporters evaluated it positively. Among the undecided voters, positive and negative evaluations were similar. Public opinion on Lee's new party formation appears to have improved. In a Gallup poll conducted in August, 28% responded positively and 55% negatively.

Regarding this, Gallup explained, "This survey did not ask about the intention to support if a new party is formed, but rather about the perception of the new party formation itself," adding, "Lee's new party formation implies a possible split within the People Power Party or the conservative camp, so it is rather welcomed by the opposition."

Regarding the role performance of In Yo-han, the Innovation Committee Chair of the People Power Party, 42% evaluated it positively, and 39% negatively. Among People Power Party supporters, 65% evaluated his performance as good.

For detailed survey outlines and results related to the poll, please refer to the website of the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission.

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