Realmeter "Next Year's General Election, Regime Check Theory 53.4% vs Regime Stability Theory 39.7%"

"Constituency Lawmaker Vote: Democratic Party 46.5%, People Power Party 35.4%"

More than half of voters agree with the theory of checking the government in next year's general election. In the survey on support for local constituency party candidates, the public opinion favoring Democratic Party candidates surpassed that favoring People Power Party candidates.

According to a poll released on the 10th by the polling agency Realmeter (commissioned by Energy Economics and conducted over two days from the 5th to the 6th, targeting 1,005 adults aged 18 and over nationwide using a wired and wireless ARS automated response method), in the frame of the April general election next year, the so-called "government check theory," which supports opposition candidates such as the Democratic Party to check the government, was agreed upon by 53.4%, more than half. The proportion of respondents who supported the so-called "government stability theory," which supports the ruling People Power Party candidates for stable government administration, was 39.7%, and 6.9% responded that they "did not know well."

When asked which party candidate they would vote for as a local constituency member of the National Assembly, Democratic Party candidates received 46.5%, while People Power Party candidates received 35.4%. The gap was 11.1 percentage points, exceeding the margin of error (sampling error ±3.1 percentage points, 95% confidence level). Justice Party candidates received 2.2%, other party candidates 3.5%, and independent candidates 2.6%.

As criteria for choosing a member of the National Assembly, "affiliated party" (25.6%), "policies and vision" (24.9%), and "morality/integrity" (23.8%) accounted for the highest proportions. This was followed by "contribution to the region" (9.6%), "political experience and career" (7.8%), "likelihood of winning" (3.4%), and "evaluation by others" (2.3%).

For more details, please refer to the website of the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission.