Cho Kuk: President Lee's Falling Approval Rating Is Result of Targeting 'Moon, Cho, Kim, Jung, You'

Cho Kuk, head of the Rebuilding Korea Party's Innovation Policy Research Institute, criticized the decline in President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating today (Sept. 14), calling it "the result of a strategy to construct a 'structural majority' centered on 'New Lee Jae-myung' supporters (those newly inflowed as President Lee's supporters) while cutting off opponents such as 'Moon, Cho, Kim, Jung, You' (Moon Jae-in, Cho Kuk, Kim Ou-joon, Jung Chung-rae, and Rhyu Si-min)."

Research head Cho made the remarks on Facebook while sharing the results of a Realmeter public opinion poll released today.

He argued, "Anyone who says that national governance success, general election victory, and regime re-creation can be achieved with 'New Lee Jae-myung' alone is a sycophant," adding, "Anyone who denies the relay of democratic governments and engages in internal factional division within the camp is a traitor."

Shin Jang-shik, leader of the Rebuilding Korea Party, also said during a Supreme Council meeting today, "The essence of the current crisis in state governance momentum is not an approval rating issue," adding, "The real crisis is that the public has begun to doubt the Democratic Party's will for reform."

Targeting Democratic Party Leader Kim Min-seok, who recently stated regarding the issue of a merger with the Rebuilding Korea Party that "the era of dividing stakes has passed," Shin pointed out, "The real crisis is that the leadership of the Democratic Party, which should serve as the center of gravity for solidarity and integration in the democratic and reform camp, is engrossed in division and protecting vested interests." He added, "The public is fully aware of such short-sighted self-serving politics."

According to the Realmeter poll commissioned by Energy Economy News, conducted on 2,515 adults aged 18 and older nationwide from Sept. 7 to 11, the positive evaluation of President Lee's conduct of state affairs stood at 33.8%, marking the lowest level since taking office.

The survey was conducted via wireless automated response, with a sampling error of ±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level and a response rate of 4.5%.

(For further details, refer to the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.)

(Photo provided by Rebuilding Korea Party, Yonhap News)
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