Support for the People Power Party hit its lowest level since Jang Dong-hyeok took office as leader in Aug. last year.
In a party support poll that Realmeter conducted for Energy Economy News on the 5th–6th of this month among 1,001 people aged 18 and older nationwide, the Democratic Party of Korea recorded 48.1% and the People Power Party 32.4%. The Democratic Party rose 1.0 percentage point from the previous week, and the People Power Party fell 1.4 percentage points.
Support for the People Power Party is at its lowest since the fourth week of Aug. last year, when Jang Dong-hyeok took office as leader. After recording 32.6% two weeks ago, it briefly rebounded and then fell again to set a new low.
In Incheon and Gyeonggi, seen as key battlegrounds in this local election, it fell 6.2 percentage points to 28.5%, and in Seoul it fell 1.6 percentage points to 34.2%. In contrast, Daegu–North Gyeongsang and Busan–Ulsan–South Gyeongsang rose 4.7 percentage points and 3.1 percentage points, respectively.
By age group, it fell 9.1 percentage points among those in their 30s to 33.1%, and among those 70 and older it fell 8.3 percentage points to 34.9%. Only among those in their 20s did it maintain the 40% range, at 42.8%.
President Lee Jae-myung's job approval stood at 58.2%, up 1.1 percentage points from the previous week. The president's job approval findings are based on a survey conducted on the 3rd–6th among 2,004 people aged 18 and older nationwide.
Realmeter said, "Although the U.S.–Israel–Iran airstrikes brought the risk of the exchange rate breaking 1,500 won and a KOSPI plunge, approval appears to have risen as the administration's livelihood-focused response — including the president's directive for a 100 trillion won stock market stabilization program and a review of setting a cap on fuel prices — was viewed positively."
Both surveys were conducted using an automated response method over wireless. For the president's job approval survey, the margin of sampling error was ±2.2 percentage points at the 95% confidence level, and the response rate was 4.7%. For the party support survey, the margin of sampling error was ±3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level, and the response rate was 4.0%. For details, see the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.