A poll on the suitability of the next president revealed that Lee Jae-myung, a candidate for the Democratic Party of Korea's presidential primary, is in the lead with 41%, according to results released on the 24th.
Embrain, Cestat Research, Korea Research, and Hankook Research announced the results of a national survey (NBS) conducted from the 21st to the previous day, targeting 1,005 men and women aged 18 and older.
Following Lee, candidates from the People Power Party, Hong Joon-pyo and Kim Moon-soo, each garnered 10%, Han Dong-hoon received 8%, Ahn Cheol-soo got 3%, and Lee Jun-seok of the Reform Party also received 3%. Han Duck-soo, the acting Prime Minister, who has been mentioned as a potential presidential candidate, was not included in the survey options.
The perception that power should be changed in the next presidential election was 50%, while the belief that it should be re-established was 39%. The party approval ratings were 38% for the Democratic Party of Korea and 35% for the People Power Party, which falls within the margin of error.
The NBS survey was conducted through telephone interviews using virtual mobile numbers (100%), with a sampling error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. The response rate was 20.0%. Detailed information can be found on the website of the Central Election Poll Survey Examination Committee.