61% Disapprove of Yong Hye-in's Appointment; President Lee Jae-myung's Approval Rating Hits Record Low at 38%: Gallup

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Despite various controversies and her declaration that she will step down from neither her lawmaker position nor her ministerial nomination, a Gallup poll released yesterday (the 11th) showed that 61% of respondents view Yong Hye-in, nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, as "unfit." Meanwhile, President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating has dropped to the 30% range, hitting a record low.

Reporter Kim Bo-mi has the details.

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Pollster Gallup Korea released the results yesterday from a survey conducted over three days starting the 8th among 1,000 adults aged 18 and older nationwide.

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

Those who reserved their opinions stood at 26%.

Broken down by political party support, even among supporters of the Democratic Party, 26% deemed her fit and 51% deemed her unfit, meaning disapproval exceeded a majority. Among supporters of the People Power Party, 2% found her fit and 81% found her unfit.

By age group, among those aged 29 or younger, 15% viewed her as fit and 43% as unfit. In all age groups aged 30 and older, disapproval exceeded 60%.

Notably, disapproval reached 71% among those in their 60s.

By gender, 10% of men found her fit and 71% found her unfit, while 16% of women considered her fit and 51% considered her 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% finding her fit and 47% finding her unfit.

Nominee Yong's disapproval rating is 14 percentage points higher than that of nominee Lee.

Nominee Lee went through the confirmation hearing but ultimately had her nomination withdrawn.

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

Those who reserved their opinions accounted to 36%.

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

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

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

Reasons for negative evaluations included real estate policy at 24%, personnel appointments at 16%, and economic and livelihood issues at 10%. Notably, responses citing "personnel appointments" increased by 7 percentage points compared to the previous week.

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