[Anchor]
In a public opinion poll on political party support, the Democratic Party stood at 35.5% and the People Power Party at 41.3%. The Democratic Party's approval rating dropped 7 percentage points from last week, hitting its lowest point since the launch of the current administration. The decline was particularly steep among progressives and people in their 40s.
Reporter Go Jeong-hyeon reports.
[Reporter]
According to a survey on political party support conducted by polling firm Realmeter over two days starting October 7 among 1,004 people aged 18 and older nationwide, the Democratic Party recorded 35.5%, followed by the People Power Party at 41.3%, the Rebuilding Korea Party at 6.3%, the Reform Party at 2.8%, and the Progressive Party at 1.2%.
The Democratic Party fell by 7 percentage points compared to last week, while the People Power Party rose by 2.9 percentage points, marking the Democratic Party's lowest approval rating since the launch of the current administration.
By ideological inclination, support for the Democratic Party among progressives dropped 14 percentage points from last week to 59.5%. By age group, support among people in their 40s plunged 17 percentage points to 36.7%, and by gender, it fell 10.5 percentage points among men to 30.7%.
Realmeter analyzed that a combination of negative factors—such as clashes in the Legislation and Judiciary Committee regarding Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, friction with the Rebuilding Korea Party over the overhaul of investigative powers, and instability in jeonse and monthly housing rental markets in the capital area—prompted supporters, mainly progressives and those in their 40s, to break away, leading to a substantial drop in the Democratic Party's approval rating.
In a survey on President Lee Jae-myung's state affairs performance conducted over three days starting October 6 among 1,504 people aged 18 and older nationwide, positive assessment was 35.2%, while negative assessment reached 61.4%.
The positive rating dropped 2.2 percentage points compared to the previous week's survey and the negative rating climbed 1.6 percentage points, widening the gap to 26.2 percentage points.
Realmeter analyzed that negative issues—such as controversies surrounding the independence of the judiciary and clashes between the ruling and opposition parties over a landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)—became central topics during the parliamentary audit, appearing to drive down approval ratings.
(Video by Park Ji-in | Design by Jegal Chan, Lee Jun-ho)
※
Copying, redistribution, and unauthorized use in AI training are strictly prohibited.