The approval rating for President Yoon Seok-yeol‘s performance of state affairs was 25.8%, tied with the lowest ever. The People Power Party’s approval rating was 30.8%, falling behind the Democratic Party of Korea for three weeks in a row, outside the margin of error.
According to an opinion poll conducted in the second week of October on 2,009 voters over the age of 18 from the 7th to the 11th by Realmeter, a public opinion polling company, on the 14th at the request of Energy Economy News, the approval rating for President Yoon’s administration was 2.1%p compared to the previous week. It was found to be down to 25.8%. After two weeks, it again tied the all-time low of 25.8% in the fourth week of September.
President Yoon’s negative evaluation increased by 3.2 percentage points to 71.3%. Negative evaluation rose again to the 70% range, breaking the all-time high of 70.8% in the fourth week of September. The difference between positive and negative evaluations is 45.5%p, which is outside the margin of error.
The daily indicator of President Yoon’s performance of state affairs closed at 27.3% on the 4th (68.2% negative), 26.8% on the 8th (70.9% negative), 24.8% on the 10th (71.7% negative), and 24.7% on the 11th (71.7% negative). The rating was negative (71.7%), which was on a downward trend throughout the week.
A Realmeter official said, “After the positive public opinion and technical rebound in the job, the previous low point was reconfirmed without a change in trend.” He added, “The clumsy explanation of the suspicion of interference in nominations actually incited the Myung Tae-gyun Gate and secret election controversy, and the approval rating difficulties are continuing.” did it
He continued, “The president’s cards to drive positive rates, such as the economy, diplomacy, people’s livelihood, and reform, are gradually decreasing,” and “The key will be how to come up with a solution to the current situation where the expectations of ideological conservatives and the older age group do not show any signs of improvement.” It was said.
In a survey of party support conducted among 1,001 adults on the 10th and 11th, the Democratic Party of Korea was recorded at 43.9%, up 1.5 percentage points from the previous week. The People Power Party’s rating fell by 1.9 percentage points to 30.8%, and the gap between the two parties widened from 9.7 percentage points to 13.1 percentage points, remaining outside the margin of error (±3.1 percentage points) for three consecutive weeks.
Next, the Fatherland Innovation Party rose by 0.7 percentage points to 9.3%, the New Reform Party rose by 1.3 percentage points to 3.8%, and the Progressive Party rose by 0.6 percentage points to 1.1%.
A Real Meter official said, “The crisis in the ruling party has intensified due to the Kim Dae-nam transcript and the Myung Tae-gyun suspicion, and the party has reached the 30% mark,” adding, “The meeting between President Yoon and Representative Han, each of whom carries leadership risks, and the results of the by-election are key. “We need to see whether it will serve as a stepping stone for the conservative camp,” he said.
He also said, “The Democratic Party appears to be maintaining a more advantageous position without major setbacks in leading the government audit that highlighted the sentiment of judgment on the Yoon Seok-yeol administration.”
This survey was conducted using wireless (97%) and wired (3%) automated response methods and random dialing using a randomly generated sampling frame. The margin of sampling error for the approval rating for the president’s performance of state affairs is ±2.2%P at the 95% confidence level, and the response rate is 3.0%, and the sampling error for the approval rating for political parties is ±3.1%P at the 95% confidence level, and the response rate is 2.7%.
For more information, please refer to the National Election Opinion Survey Deliberation Committee website.
Economy Queen reporter Kim Jeong-hyun photo provided by Realmeter
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