"61% Unfit" for Yong Hye-in... President Lee's Approval Rating Hits Record Low at 38%

[Anchor]

Amid various controversies, Yong Hye-in, the nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, held a press conference yesterday (the 10th) to declare her "my way" approach, stating she will give up neither her lawmaker seat nor the ministerial nomination. She had this to say on her way to work today.

[Yong Hye-in / Nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family: Just as I have conducted my legislative activities trusting only the people, I will look only to the people moving forward and transparently explain any necessary parts.]

However, a public opinion poll released today showed that 61% of respondents felt Nominee Yong was unfit for the cabinet post, with only 13% considering her fit.

Reporter Kim Bo-mi has the details.

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Pollster Gallup Korea released the results today of a survey conducted for three days starting from the 8th on 1,000 adults aged 18 and older nationwide.

Regarding Yong Hye-in, nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, 13% responded that she is "fit for the minister position," while 61% responded she is "unfit."

Those who "withheld their opinion" stood at 26%.

Broken down by political party support, even among supporters of the Democratic Party, 26% found her fit and 51% found her unfit, with the negative response exceeding a majority. Among People Power Party supporters, 2% said fit and 81% said unfit.

By age group, among those aged 29 or younger, 15% said fit and 43% said unfit, while in all age groups in their 30s and older, the unfit response exceeded 60%.

Notably, among those in their 60s, the unfit response reached 71%.

By gender, among men, 10% said fit and 71% said unfit, while among women, 16% said fit and 51% said unfit.

In January, a Gallup poll conducted two weeks ahead of the confirmation hearing for then-Planning and Budget Minister nominee Lee Hye-hoon showed 16% fit and 47% unfit.

Nominee Yong's unfit response rate is 14 percentage points higher than that of nominee Lee.

Nominee Lee subsequently went through the confirmation hearing, but her nomination was ultimately withdrawn.

Regarding Kim Seung-won, nominee for Minister of Justice, 22% of respondents answered he is "fit" and 43% answered he is "unfit."

Those who "withheld their opinion" accounted for 36%.

Among Democratic Party supporters, positive evaluations were higher with 42% answering "fit" and 22% "unfit," while among People Power Party supporters, negative evaluations were overwhelming with 4% answering "fit" and 71% "unfit."

President Lee Jae-myung's job approval rating stood at 38% for "doing well" and 51% for "doing poorly."

Compared to Gallup's poll from last week, President Lee's approval rating dropped by 2 percentage points, falling into the 30% range for the first time and setting a new record low since taking office.

As for reasons for negative evaluations, real estate policy accounted for 24%, personnel appointments 16%, and economic livelihood 10%. Notably, responses citing "personnel appointments" increased by 7 percentage points compared to last week.

(Video Editing: Park Sun-soo, Design: Cho Soo-in, Kim Ye-ji, Kim Han-gil)
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