61% Deem Yong Hye-in Unfit for Minister... President Lee's Approval Rating Hits Record Low of 38%

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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 own path, stating she would 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]: "Trusting only the public, I will thoroughly explain the necessary areas."

However, a public opinion poll released today showed that 61% of respondents deemed nominee Yong unfit for the ministerial post, while only 13% found her suitable.

Reporter Kim Bo-mi has the details.

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Pollster Gallup Korea released the results today of a survey conducted over three days starting from 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 "suitable for the minister post," while 61% answered she is "not suitable."

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

Looking at support by political party, even among Democratic Party supporters, 26% found her suitable and 51% found her unfit, with negative responses exceeding a majority. Among People Power Party supporters, 2% found her suitable and 81% unfit.

By age group, 15% of those aged 29 or younger found her suitable and 43% unfit, while negative responses exceeded 60% across all age groups in their 30s and older.

In particular, negative responses reached 71 among those in their 60s.

By gender, 10% of men found her suitable and 71% unfit, while 16% of women found her suitable and 51% unfit.

In January, a Gallup poll conducted two weeks prior to the confirmation hearing for then-Planning and Budget Minister nominee Lee Hye-hoon showed 16% suitability and 47% unsuitability.

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

Former nominee Lee went through the confirmation hearing, but her nomination was ultimately withdrawn.

As for nominee for Minister of Justice Kim Seung-won, 22% of respondents answered he is "suitable" and 43% answered he is "not suitable."

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

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

President Lee Jae-myung's state administration approval rating stood at 38% for "doing a good job" and 51% for "doing a poor job."

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 breaking the record low since taking office.

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

(Video Editing: Park Sun-soo, Design: Cho Su-in, Kim Ye-ji, Kim Han-gil)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.