[Polpol News] Lee Jae-myung, 51% Oppose Party Leader Reappointment... 47% of Democratic Party Members Have No Preferred Candidate

NBS Poll
President Yoon Seok-yeol's Approval Rating Drops by 1 Percentage Point

Although there is strong support within the party for the reappointment of former Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, opposition among the general public has surpassed the majority. In the suitability poll for the next leader of the People Power Party, candidate Han Dong-hoon leads, but nearly half of the party members have no preferred candidate among the contenders.

According to the National Barometer Survey (NBS) conducted from the 8th to the 10th by Embrain Public, K-Stat Research, Korea Research, and Hankook Research (a telephone interview survey of 1,000 men and women aged 18 and older nationwide), 35% support the reappointment of former leader Lee, while 51% oppose it.

However, among Democratic Party supporters (267 out of 1,000 respondents), 68% were in favor of reappointment, while 22% opposed it.

Among the People Power Party leadership candidates, Han led with 27%, followed by Na Kyung-won at 10%, Won Hee-ryong at 7%, and Yoon Sang-hyun at 2%. The largest group, 47%, had no preferred candidate, and 7% were unsure or did not respond. The internal conflicts within the party, such as the text messages involving First Lady Kim Keon-hee, appear to have negatively influenced public opinion. Narrowing down to People Power Party supporters (304 out of 1,000 respondents), Han received 55%, Na 12%, Won 10%, and Yoon 1%.

Regarding President Yoon Suk-yeol's administration, 26% evaluated it as "doing well," while 66% said "doing poorly." Compared to the regular survey two weeks ago, positive evaluations decreased by 1 percentage point, while negative evaluations increased by 2 percentage points.

Opinions on the impeachment motion against four incumbent prosecutors from the Democratic Party were evenly split, with 40% viewing it as a legitimate exercise of parliamentary authority and 40% seeing it as retaliatory action against investigations.

Regarding the uniform application of the minimum wage, 52% considered it a good decision, while 37% thought it was a bad one.

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

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