President Yoon's Approval Rating in the 40% Range After 8 Months... People Power Party Leads Democratic Party Within Margin of Error

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President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating for his administration has surpassed 40% for the first time in eight months. The support rate for the People Power Party also rose simultaneously, putting it ahead of the Democratic Party within the margin of error (±3.1 percentage points).

According to a public opinion poll released on the 26th by Realmeter (commissioned by Energy Economy and conducted from the 19th to the 23rd nationwide among 2,504 voters aged 18 and over using wireless and wired automated response methods), President Yoon's approval rating increased by 2.4 percentage points from the previous week's survey to 41.9%. President Yoon's approval rating has shown an upward trend for four consecutive weeks. Negative evaluations of his administration decreased by 2.4 percentage points from the previous week to 54.8%. Realmeter explained, "Negative evaluations have decreased for about four consecutive weeks, dropping below the mid-50% range for the first time in about a year since the first week of March last year (53.2%)."

Looking at the daily indicators, President Yoon's approval rating also showed an upward trend. On a daily basis, the approval rating was 41.6% on the 20th and rose to 43.1% on the 23rd.

In the party support poll (commissioned by Energy Economy and conducted from the 22nd to the 23rd nationwide among 1,002 voters aged 18 and over using wireless and wired automated response methods), the People Power Party's support rate rose by 4.4 percentage points to 43.5%, putting it ahead of the Democratic Party within the margin of error. The Democratic Party's support rate fell by 0.7 percentage points to 39.5%. The Reform New Party recorded 4.3%, the Green Justice Party 2.1%, the Progressive Party 1.6%, and other parties 3.1%.

The People Power Party's support rate increased in Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam (up 7.8 percentage points, from 44.6% to 52.4%), Daegu and Gyeongbuk (up 6.0 percentage points, from 62.1% to 68.1%), and Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong (up 5.9 percentage points, from 42.0% to 47.9%). By age group, support rose significantly among those in their 30s (up 13.5 percentage points, from 28.9% to 42.4%) and those in their 60s (up 9.4 percentage points, from 49.2% to 58.6%). In contrast, the Democratic Party's support rate dropped sharply among those in their 30s (down 7.8 percentage points, from 41.6% to 33.8%).

For detailed information such as the survey overview, please refer to the website of the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

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