[Polpol News] NBS "People Power Party 37% vs Democratic Party 29%... Support Yeo to 45% vs Empower Opposition to 47%"

Proportional Representation Shows 14% for Jojuk Innovation Party

In party approval ratings, the People Power Party (PPP) led the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) beyond the margin of error (±3.1 percentage points), but public opinion on whether to empower the opposition party was nearly evenly split with the opinion supporting the government and ruling party. Respondents supporting the Jogeuk Shindang (Jogeuk New Party) in the proportional representation category even reached double digits.

According to the National Barometer Survey (NBS) conducted by polling firms Embrain Public, K-Stat Research, Korea Research, and Hankook Research (from the 4th to the 6th, targeting 1,000 men and women aged 18 and over nationwide using mobile phone virtual number telephone interviews), the party approval ratings for the People Power Party and the Democratic Party were 37% and 29%, respectively. Compared to the survey two weeks ago, both parties dropped by 2 percentage points, maintaining an 8 percentage point gap between the ruling and opposition parties.

However, perceptions regarding the general election differed. The opinion supporting the government and ruling party was 45%, while the opinion that the government and ruling party should be checked was 47%. The support for the ruling party increased by 1 percentage point compared to the survey two weeks ago, while the opinion favoring checks decreased by 1 percentage point.

In constituency voting, the party preferences were: People Power Party 35%, Democratic Party 31%, Jogeuk Shindang 4%, Gaehyeok Shindang (Reform New Party) 2%, Noksaek Jeonguidang (Green Justice Party) 1%, Saeroun Mirae (New Future) 1%. In proportional representation, the preferences were: Gungmin Mirae (People’s Future) 28%, Deobureo Minju Yeonhap (Democratic United) 17%, Jogeuk Shindang 14%, Gaehyeok Shindang 4%, Saeroun Mirae 2%, Noksaek Jeonguidang 2%.

Regarding candidate nominations, 43% of respondents believed the People Power Party was doing well in nominations, while 42% thought it was doing poorly. For the Democratic Party’s nominations, 32% thought they were done well, whereas 53% thought they were done poorly.

Regarding President Yoon Suk-yeol’s administration, 39% evaluated it as "doing well," up 1 percentage point from last week. The opinion that the administration was "doing poorly" remained unchanged at 55%.

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

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