A survey result published on the 20th showed that 55% of respondents said the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol should be upheld, while 39% said it should be dismissed.
According to the National Benchmark Survey (NBS) conducted by Embrain, Kestat Research, Korea Research, and Hankook Research from the 17th to the 19th among 1,000 men and women aged 18 and over, the response that 'the impeachment should be upheld to remove President Yoon' decreased by 3 percentage points compared to last week.
On the other hand, the response that 'the impeachment should be dismissed to allow him to return to duty' increased by 1 percentage point.
The response indicating trust in the Constitutional Court's impeachment trial process was 55%, while those who do not trust it accounted for 41%. The trust response increased by 1 percentage point compared to last week, and the distrust response remained the same as in the previous survey.
Regarding President Yoon's response to the impeachment trial, 37% said he is 'doing well,' while 57% said he is 'not doing well.' The response affirming his performance increased by 1 percentage point compared to last week's survey, while the response indicating he is not doing well decreased by 2 percentage points.
In terms of party support, the People Power Party surpassed the Democratic Party. According to the survey, the People Power Party's support was recorded at 37%, while the Democratic Party's support was 34%.
The suitability for the next president was: Lee Jae-myung, Democratic Party leader, 31%; Kim Moon-soo, Minister of Employment and Labor, 10%; Oh Se-hoon, Seoul mayor, 8%; Hong Joon-pyo, Daegu mayor, 5%; Han Dong-hoon, former People Power Party leader, 5%.
The NBS survey was conducted via telephone interviews using mobile virtual numbers (100%), with a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. The response rate was 19.8%.
For more details, you can refer to the website of the Central Election Polling Review Committee.