A poll result released on the 28th showed that if an early presidential election were to take place, the opinion of 'a change of government by the opposition' is stronger than 'an extension of government by the ruling party.'
According to a survey conducted by Korea Gallup from the 25th to the 27th among 1,000 men and women aged 18 and older (with a 95% confidence level and a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points), 38% responded that 'it is better for a ruling party candidate to win to maintain the current government.' In contrast, 51% responded that 'it is better for an opposition candidate to win to change the current government.'
Among conservatives, 75% hoped for 'the ruling party candidate to win,' while 89% of progressives anticipated 'the opposition candidate to win.' Among moderates, more favored 'the opposition winning' (62%) over 'the ruling party winning' (27%), and among those not aligned with any party, 'the opposition winning' (47%) surpassed 'the ruling party winning' (19%).
In the party support survey, the Democratic Party of Korea recorded 38%, while the People Power Party recorded 36%. Compared to the previous survey conducted from Feb. 18 to 20, the People Power Party saw a 2 percentage point increase, and the Democratic Party decreased by 2 percentage points.
In terms of preferred future political leaders, Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, ranked first with 35%. Following him was Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Moon-soo with 10%.
Additionally, former People Power Party representative Han Dong-hoon and Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo each recorded 4%, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon 3%, and People Power Party member Ahn Cheol-soo, former member Yoo Seung-min, and reformist party member Lee Jun-seok each recorded 1%.
This survey was conducted using random sampling via telephone interviews with virtual numbers. The response rate was 14.1%. For more details, refer to the Central Election Opinion Survey Deliberation Committee.