The Rebuilding Korea Party was tallied at 6.4% in party support in a poll conducted by Opinion Flower on the 4th–5th. That was higher than the party support it received in the Realmeter poll on the 3rd–4th (4.5%). In just two months, it has seen a surge to more than triple the result of the first week of Jul. (1.9%·Realmeter). In political circles, some said this appears "linked to the recent phenomenon of the Rebuilding Korea Party repeatedly voicing a 'different opinion' from the Democratic Party of Korea on major issues."
Former Rebuilding Korea Party leader Cho Kuk wrote on his Facebook page on the 1st, "If you push ahead with dropping the indictment, you will be in trouble," putting the brakes on dropping the indictment. Rebuilding Korea Party lawmaker Kang Kyung-sook also voiced opposition after the caucus on the 1st regarding the deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, saying, "We will block to the end the deployment to the Strait of Hormuz to protect the national interest, the safety of the people, and the lives of our service members."
The Rebuilding Korea Party also raised an issue with the nominee selection for the head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, who was named by the Blue House. Rebuilding Korea Party lawmaker Jeong Chun-saeng said, "The Rebuilding Korea Party cannot easily agree to appointing someone who appears to be a prosecutor to the bone as the first head of the agency."
In legislation and policy as well, the Rebuilding Korea Party is showing a stance different from the Democratic Party. On the 4th, ahead of a plenary session of the National Assembly, the Rebuilding Korea Party decided as its party line to oppose the small business and National Intelligence Service (NIS) act revision bills. This is the first time since the launch of the Lee Jae-myung administration that the Rebuilding Korea Party has opposed, as a party line, bills pushed by the Democratic Party.
A political figure said of this, "The more sensitively the ruling camp reacts to comments by former leader Cho and others, the more related coverage will increase, and through this the Rebuilding Korea Party appears to judge it can build political presence."
Earlier, ahead of the June 3 local elections and National Assembly by-elections, talks of a merger with the Democratic Party fell through for the Rebuilding Korea Party. In the recent cabinet reshuffle, lawmaker Lee Hae-min entered the Blue House as senior secretary for AI future planning.
Accordingly, attention is focusing on whether the Rebuilding Korea Party can take part as an independent force in the 2028 general election. A Rebuilding Korea Party official said, "To secure an independent political space, it is important to maintain a unified front within the party," adding, "Whether the party can remain steady and speak with one voice ahead of the general election will be the biggest variable going forward."
Note: The Realmeter party support survey cited in the article was conducted by automated response on mobile phones with 1,001 voters aged 18 or older. The response rate was 3.8%, and the margin of sampling error was ±3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. Another survey was conducted by automated response on mobile phones with 1,005 voters aged 18 or older, with a response rate of 2.3% and a margin of sampling error of ±3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. For details, see the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.