[Polpol News] People Power Party 36.1% vs Democratic Party 47.3%... 'Leading Outside the Margin of Error'

Realmeter Poll
Lee Jaemyung Leads Ruling Party Contenders in Hypothetical Head-to-Head Matchups

The Democratic Party of Korea is reported to be leading the People Power Party by a margin beyond the margin of error in party support polls. It is presumed that factors such as Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung being acquitted in the second trial of the Public Official Election Act case and delays in the Constitutional Court's impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk-yeol have influenced public opinion.

According to a poll conducted by Realmeter (commissioned by Energy Economy Newspaper) from the 26th to the 28th among 1,510 voters nationwide aged 18 and over using an automated wireless phone response method, with a response rate of 6.4% and a 95% confidence level with a ±2.5 percentage point margin of error, the Democratic Party's support rate rose by 3.7 percentage points from the previous week to 47.3%. The People Power Party's support rate fell by 3.9 percentage points to 36.1%.

With the Democratic Party's support increasing and the People Power Party's support decreasing, the gap between the two parties widened to 11.2 percentage points, which is beyond the margin of error. It is analyzed that the rise in Democratic Party support among centrist voters from 45.9% to 52.1% contributed to this.

In the poll on preferred candidates for the next presidential election between the ruling and opposition parties, Lee's support rate increased by 2.6 percentage points to 49.5%. Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Moon-soo received 16.3%, Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo 7.1%, former People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon 6.7%, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon 4.8%, Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon 1.8%, and former People Power Party lawmaker Yoo Seung-min 1.6%.

In hypothetical matchups for the next presidential election, Lee led Minister Kim 54.1% to 28.5%, Mayor Oh 54.5% to 23.0%, Mayor Hong 54.0% to 23.5%, and former leader Han 54.3% to 17.2%, all by margins beyond the margin of error.

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

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