[Polpol News] Yoon's Approval Rating Hits Lowest Since August Two Years Ago

Recorded 30.2% in Realmeter Survey
People Power Party Support Rate Also Slightly Drops by 1.7 Percentage Points

President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating has fallen for three consecutive weeks, reaching its lowest point since August of the year before last.

On the 29th, Realmeter, commissioned by the Korea Energy Economics Institute, conducted a survey from the 22nd to the 26th targeting 2,518 voters aged 18 and older nationwide (with a 95% confidence level and a sampling error of ±2.0 percentage points). The result showed that President Yoon's positive evaluation of his state affairs management was 30.2%.

This poll marks the lowest approval rating since the first week of August 2022 (29.3%), following his inauguration in May 2022.

On the 20th, citizens at the Seoul Station waiting room are watching President Yoon Suk-yeol's opening remarks at the Cabinet meeting regarding the collective action of doctors opposing the increase in medical school admissions. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

The positive evaluation of the president's state affairs management has declined for three consecutive weeks, from 37.2% in the first week of April to 32.6% in the second week, 32.3% in the third week, and now in this survey. Negative evaluations rose by 2.6 percentage points to 66.9%, while 2.8% responded with "don't know."

By region, positive evaluations decreased everywhere except Gwangju and Jeolla (which rose by 2.2 percentage points). Seoul and Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam both dropped by 4.2 percentage points, Incheon·Gyeonggi by 3.0 percentage points, and Daegu·Gyeongbuk by 2.8 percentage points.

The president's state affairs evaluation survey was conducted via automated response methods with 97% mobile and 3% landline calls, with a response rate of 2.8%.

In the party support survey, the People Power Party's support slightly declined compared to a week ago.

Provided by Realmeter

In the party support survey conducted on the 25th and 26th with 1,004 respondents aged 18 and older nationwide (95% confidence level with a sampling error of ±3.1 percentage points), the People Power Party recorded 34.1%, and the Democratic Party of Korea 35.1%. The People Power Party's support dropped by 1.7 percentage points from the previous week, while the Democratic Party rose by 0.1 percentage points.

The People's Revolutionary Party had 13.5%, the Reform New Party 6.2%, the New Future Party 1.8%, the Progressive Party 1.6%, and other parties 2.7%. The non-affiliated group accounted for 5.0%. The party support and proportional representation party support surveys were conducted via automated response methods with 97% mobile and 3% landline calls, with a response rate of 2.7%.

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

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