[Polpol News] Yoon's Approval Rating Hits New Low... 60% Say Veto on Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor Act Is 'Wrong'

NBS, 24% Down 1%p from 2 Weeks Ago
60% Say President Yoon's Veto of 3 Laws Was a Wrong Decision

President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating for his administration has once again hit a new low since his inauguration. Since the end of July, President Yoon's approval rating has been on a downward trend.

According to the National Barometer Survey (NBS) conducted from the 7th to the 9th by Embrain Public, K-STATS Research, Korea Research, and Hankook Research (a nationwide telephone interview survey of 1,000 men and women aged 18 and over using mobile phones), President Yoon's approval rating dropped by 1 percentage point compared to the survey two weeks ago, recording 24%, the lowest since his inauguration. Since hitting 30% in the fourth week of July, President Yoon's approval rating has continued to decline: 29% (second week of August), 27% (fourth week of August), 27% (first week of September), and 25% (fourth week of September), with an additional drop this time. However, the disapproval rating fell by 3 percentage points from 69% in the previous survey to 66%.

Trust in President Yoon's administration has significantly decreased. Compared to the previous survey, trust in the administration dropped by 5 percentage points to 26%.

The ruling party's support also showed weakness. The People Power Party's approval rating fell by 1 percentage point from two weeks ago to 27%. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party of Korea's support rose by 2 percentage points to 28%. The Innovation Party received 11%, the Reform Party 2%, and the Progressive Party 1%.

Regarding President Yoon's exercise of the veto power on the special investigation bills for First Lady Kim Keon-hee, Cha Sang-byeong, and the local currency law passed by the National Assembly, 60% of respondents considered it a wrong decision, while 22% thought it was a good decision. On the issue of Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung being sentenced to the maximum three years in court for perjury instruction, 43% viewed it as a political prosecution aimed at suppressing the opposition, while 41% saw it as an appropriate sentence based on sentencing standards.

Regarding the financial investment income tax, 29% favored its abolition, 27% supported postponement, and 23% preferred implementation as scheduled. The NBS analyzed that among People Power Party supporters (274 respondents), ‘abolition (40%)’ was highest; among Democratic Party supporters (278 respondents), ‘postponement (34%)’ was highest; and among Innovation Party supporters (106 respondents), ‘implementation (36%)’ was highest.

For detailed survey results, please refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.