[AK Poll] 'Lee Jun-seok Effect' Yoon Seok-yeol Leads, Yoo Seung-min Ranks 2nd in Opposition Presidential Suitability

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol ranked as the most suitable opposition presidential candidate, followed by former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min.

On the 14th, Asia Economy commissioned Win-G Korea Consulting to conduct a public opinion survey from the 12th to 13th targeting 1,017 voters nationwide aged 18 and older (100% mobile phone virtual numbers, automated response). The results showed that among conservative opposition presidential candidates, former Prosecutor General Yoon had the highest suitability rating at 35.4%.

Following Yoon, former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min ranked second with 9.8%. This result is related to the election of Lee Jun-seok as the leader of the People Power Party. While Yoo showed the second highest support among all respondents after Yoon, he ranked fourth among People Power Party supporters, showing a weaker position. In a close race within the margin of error, independent lawmaker Hong Joon-pyo ranked third (9.1%), and Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, ranked fourth (8.9%).

Former lawmaker Na Kyung-won also secured a 3.9% support rate, placing fifth in suitability. Other candidates included Choi Jae-hyung, Chairperson of the Board of Audit and Inspection, with 3.2%, Won Hee-ryong, Governor of Jeju Province, with 2.8%, former party leader Hwang Kyo-ahn with 2.6%, and former Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong-yeon with 2.3%.

▶How the survey was conducted

This survey was conducted by Asia Economy through Win-G Korea Consulting targeting voters aged 18 and older nationwide from the 12th to 13th, with 1,017 respondents and an overall response rate of 10.9%. The survey method was wireless ARS using 100% mobile phone virtual numbers. The sample was extracted using weighted values by gender, age, and region based on the resident registration population as of the end of January 2021 from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (cell weighting). The sampling error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For detailed survey information, please refer to the Win-G Korea Consulting website or the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.