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President Lee's approval rating is 37.3%... Democratic Party 36.2%, National Power Party 40.9% ‘within margin of error’ [Real Meter]
Quick Look
- In a Realmeter survey, President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for his performance of state affairs rebounded for the first time in three weeks, reaching 37.3%, up 2.1 percentage points from last week.
- Negative evaluation decreased by 1.0 percentage points to 60.4%.
- The approval ratings for the Democratic Party of Korea and the People Power Party were 36.2% and 40.9%, respectively.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for his performance of state affairs recently showed a rebound due to his emphasis on policies for people's livelihoods, including housing, jobs, and finance, and the announcement of special measures for violent crimes after the Incheon knife attack. However, it is analyzed that some of the increase was lost as the stock market plunged late in the week and anxiety spread in the financial market.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Jae-ha = A public opinion poll was released on the 19th showing that President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for his performance of state affairs has rebounded after three weeks.
According to a survey of 2,520 people over the age of 18 across the country from the 12th to the 16th by Realmeter at the request of Asia Economy, the positive evaluation of President Lee's performance of state affairs was 37.3%, up 2.1 percentage points from last week.
The negative evaluation was 60.4%, down 1.0 percentage points from the previous week. ‘I don’t know’ was 2.3%.
Realmeter analyzed, "After the Incheon knife attack incident, the approval rating appears to have rebounded as the special measures against violent crimes and the emphasis on policies for people's livelihood such as housing, jobs, and finance have had a positive impact." However, "As anxiety spread in the financial market due to the stock market plunge late in the week, the approval rating appears to have turned downward, giving up some of the gains."
In a political party approval survey conducted on the 15th and 16th among 1,005 voters aged 18 or older nationwide, the Democratic Party of Korea recorded 36.2% and the People Power Party recorded 40.9%.
The Democratic Party rose 0.7 percentage points compared to the last survey, and the People Power Party fell 0.4 percentage points.
The Fatherland Innovation Party recorded 6.9%, up 0.6 percentage points from last week. The New Reform Party is 1.8% and the Progressive Party is 1.1%. Other political parties accounted for 2.2%, and independents accounted for 11.1%.
The sampling error for the survey on approval of the president's performance of state affairs was ±2.0%p at the 95% confidence level, and the response rate was 2.7%. The sampling error for the party support survey was ±3.1%p at the 95% confidence level, and the response rate was 2.7%. Both surveys were conducted 100% wirelessly using an automated response method. For more information, refer to the National Election Opinion Survey Deliberation Committee website.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
There is a possibility that President Lee Jae-myung's approval ratings for his administration will increase further or stagnate in next week's opinion poll.
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- If the stock market plunge continues, will the support recovery trend be maintained?
- What are the specific implementation plans and measures to measure the effectiveness of the people’s livelihood policy?
- How will the gap in support between the opposition parties change in the next opinion poll?
