[PollPollNews] President Lee's Approval Rating Surpasses 60% After Two Months... Opinions Split on Late-Night Delivery

NBS Survey: 61% Approve of Lee's Performance
Democratic Party Support Rises 3 Points to 42%
50% of Respondents Say "Fiscal Tightening Is Necessary"

According to a recent public opinion poll, President Lee Jaemyung's approval rating for his administration has rebounded to the 60% range for the first time in two months, following the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Gyeongju and other events. Regarding the government's fiscal management, the view that fiscal tightening is necessary was much more prevalent than the view that fiscal expansion is needed.

On November 13, the National Barometer Survey (NBS)-conducted by Embrain Public, KSTAT Research, Korea Research, and Hankook Research from November 10 to 12 via mobile phone interviews with 1,004 men and women aged 18 or older nationwide (margin of error ±3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level, response rate 14.8%)-found that President Lee's approval rating for state affairs stood at 61%, up 5 percentage points from the survey conducted two weeks earlier (the fifth week of October). The disapproval rating fell by 6 percentage points to 29%.

By ideological orientation, positive evaluations were high among the progressive group (274 respondents) and the centrist group (352 respondents), at 90% and 66%, respectively. However, among the conservative group (288 respondents), the disapproval rating was 61%.

President Lee Jae-myung is speaking at the National Policy Briefing Session for Mayors, County Governors, and District Heads held at the Blue House State Guest House on the 12th. Photo by Yonhap News.

In terms of party support, the approval rating for the Democratic Party of Korea rose by 3 percentage points from the previous survey to 42%. Support for the People Power Party fell by 4 percentage points to 21%.

When asked which party was expected to perform better in policy implementation, the Democratic Party of Korea was generally ahead of the People Power Party. The Democratic Party led in welfare policy (Democratic Party 54% vs. People Power Party 17%), foreign affairs and trade policy (Democratic Party 53% vs. People Power Party 23%), inter-Korean relations and security policy (Democratic Party 50% vs. People Power Party 25%), public health and epidemic prevention policy (Democratic Party 49% vs. People Power Party 19%), employment policy (Democratic Party 46% vs. People Power Party 18%), policies to address polarization (Democratic Party 44% vs. People Power Party 18%), and real estate policy (Democratic Party 34% vs. People Power Party 26%). Notably, while the Democratic Party was relatively stronger in areas such as welfare policy, the gap between the two parties was not as wide in real estate policy.

Regarding the direction of government fiscal management, 50% of respondents said that fiscal tightening is necessary because the national finances are in poor condition, while 38% said that fiscal expansion is needed because the private sector economy is weak.

On the issue of restricting ultra-late-night deliveries from midnight to 5 a.m., 49% of respondents said that the current system should be maintained for consumer convenience, while 45% said that late-night deliveries should be restricted to some extent for the health and safety of workers, showing a similar split.

For more details on the public opinion poll, please refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.

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