President Lee's Approval Rating Stays in 40% Range for Second Consecutive Week; Democratic Party 41%, People Power Party 42% [Realmeter]

A survey released today (June 29) shows that President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for his conduct of state affairs has declined for six consecutive weeks, remaining in the 40% range for the second week in a row.

According to a survey of 2,502 adults aged 18 and older nationwide conducted by Realmeter at the request of Energy Economy News from June 22 to 26, the positive assessment of President Lee's performance was 46.5%, down 0.2 percentage points (p) from the previous week.

The negative assessment stood at 49.5%, also down 0.2 percentage points from the previous week, but it remained higher than the positive assessment within the margin of error (±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level).

The percentage of respondents who answered "not sure" was 4%.

Realmeter analyzed that "the downward trend in approval ratings has continued as the controversy over poor management of ballots by the National Election Commission has dragged on, distrust in the livelihood economy has grown, and political wrangling between the ruling and opposition parties over the plan to abolish the prosecution's supplementary investigation rights and the semiconductor investment controversy in the Honam region has intensified."

In a survey on political party support conducted among 1,002 adults aged 18 and older nationwide from June 25 to 26, the Democratic Party of Korea recorded 41% and the People Power Party recorded 42%, showing a tight race within the margin of error.

The Democratic Party's support rose by 0.9 percentage points compared to the previous survey, while the People Power Party's support fell by 0.3 percentage points.

Realmeter analyzed that "the Democratic Party's support rose as the issue of semiconductor cluster investment in the Honam region led to a consolidation of support in the Gwangju-Jeolla region and among those in their 40s."

Regarding the People Power Party, it interpreted that "while support from the Seoul and Chungcheong regions and moderate voters slipped due to ongoing internal conflict over the future of leader Jang Dong-hyuk, the decline was limited due to the consolidation of core support from conservative voters and the Yeongnam region."

The Rebuilding Korea Party's approval rating was 3.7%, followed by the Reform Party at 2.8% and the Progressive Party at 1.5%.

Other parties accounted for 2.1%, and those with no party affiliation stood at 6.9%.

Both surveys were conducted using a wireless automated response method.

The margin of error for the presidential approval rating survey is ±2.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, with a response rate of 4.1%.

The political party support survey had a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, with a response rate of 3.4%.

(For more details, please refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.)

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