Democratic Party’s 38.5% Support in Local Elections Outpaces People Power Party’s 36.8%
A public opinion survey result showing that 47.5% of citizens oppose the Democratic Party of Korea’s call for Chief Justice Jo Hee-de to resign was released on the 1st.
According to a survey conducted by Newsis, which commissioned Ace Research, a public opinion research firm, targeting 1,016 individuals aged 18 and older nationwide on the 28th to 29th of last month, 47.5% of respondents opposed Chief Justice Jo Hee-de’s resignation, while 43.9% supported it, within the margin of error (±3.1 percentage points). Those who responded “I don’t know” accounted for 8.6%.
Regarding President Lee Jae-myung’s performance of state affairs, 50.5% evaluated it positively, while 47.4% evaluated it negatively. The president’s approval rating dropped by 10.7 percentage points compared to the survey conducted on July 27-28, two months ago.
The party approval ratings were 41.5% for the Democratic Party, 29.0% for the People Power Party. Compared to two months ago, the Democratic Party’s rating decreased by 5.5 percentage points, while the People Power Party’s increased by 6.5 percentage points. The gap in approval ratings between the two parties narrowed from 24.5 percentage points to 12.5 percentage points. Following were the Reform Party at 3.8%, the Rebuilding Korea Party at 3.5%, and the Progressive Party at 2.0%. Respondents supporting other parties accounted for 3.1%, and the non-partisan group was 17.1%.
In next year’s June 3 local elections, 38.5% of respondents said they would vote for the Democratic Party candidate, while 36.8% said they would vote for the People Power Party candidate. Following were the Rebuilding Korea Party at 4.1%, the Reform Party at 3.6%, and the Progressive Party at 2.0%. Respondents who said they would vote for candidates from other parties accounted for 3.6%, and 8.9% said they did not support any party in the local elections. Another 2.5% responded “I don’t know.”
In Seoul, the approval ratings for the Democratic Party and People Power Party candidates were 38.2% and 37.7%, respectively. The Democratic Party candidate’s approval rating was higher than the People Power Party’s in Honam (48.5%) and Chungcheong (36.4%), while the People Power Party candidate’s approval rating was higher in Daegu·Gyeongbuk (49.4%) and Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam (44.9%).
In the survey on suitability for the next president, People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok ranked first with 18.3%, followed by Prime Minister Kim Min-seok at 14.3%. Next were Cho Kuk, emergency committee chairman of the Rebuilding Korea Party, at 12.4%; Democratic Party leader Jung Chung-rae at 8.9%; former People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon at 8.2%; Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon at 6.3%; former People Power Party presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo at 5.5%; Reform Party leader Lee Jun-seok at 4.9%; Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon at 3.2%; People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won at 2.5%; and former Gyeongnam Governor Kim Kyung-soo at 2.4%.
Meanwhile, in a survey conducted by Cookie News, which commissioned Han Gil Research, targeting 1,014 individuals aged 18 and older nationwide on the 27th to 29th of last month, 48.9% evaluated the Democratic Party’s hearing on Chief Justice Jo Hee-de, conducted by the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee, as inappropriate. Those who evaluated it as appropriate accounted for 43.8%.
The Newsis-Ace Research survey was conducted via 100% wireless telephone ARS. The response rate was 2.2%, with a sampling error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. The Cookie News-Han Gil Research survey was conducted via 3.0% wired telephone interviews and 97.0% wireless telephone ARS. The response rate was 1.8%, with a sampling error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For further details, please refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.
