A poll on the 2nd showed that President Lee Jae-myung's job approval stood at 57.1%, ending a six-week rise and dipping slightly.
Realmeter, commissioned by Energy Economy News, surveyed 2,507 people aged 18 and older nationwide from the 23rd to the 27th of last month and found that 57.1% positively evaluated the president's job performance, down 1.1 percentage points (p) from the previous survey. The negative evaluation was 38.2%, up 1.0 percentage point from the previous survey. Those who responded "don't know" came to 4.7%.
Realmeter analyzed, "Despite strong economic indicators in finance and exports, social conflicts have come to the fore—such as a debate over regional equity in the administrative integration process and the public discussion of lowering the age for 'juvenile offenders exempt from criminal punishment'—leading to a slight decline after six weeks."
In a party-support poll of 1,002 people aged 18 and older nationwide conducted on the 26th–27th of last month, the Democratic Party of Korea recorded 47.1% and the People Power Party 33.8%. The Democratic Party fell 1.5 percentage points from the previous week, while the People Power Party rose 1.2 percentage points. The Rebuilding Korea Party came in at 3.3%, the Reform Party at 2.2%, and The Progressive Party at 1.1%. Those with no party affiliation were 10.0%.
Both surveys were conducted using an automated telephone response method on wireless lines. The margin of error for the presidential job approval poll is ±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, and for the party-support poll it is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.
The response rate for the presidential job approval poll was 5.4%, and the response rate for the party-support poll was 4.2%. For details, refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.