Kim Taeheum, the governor of South Chungcheong Province, ranked first in the party index relative score among all metropolitan and provincial governors nationwide for six consecutive months.
According to the October nationwide local government evaluation released by the polling agency Realmeter on the 12th, Governor Kim's party index relative score was 121.2 points, ranking first nationwide.
Governor Kim has maintained the top spot nationwide for six consecutive months, with scores of 128.9 in May, 126.8 in June, 120.1 in July, 116.0 in August, and 117.8 in September.
The Realmeter party index relative score is a figure that gauges the level of job performance evaluation of a local government head compared to the party supporters in the region to which the head belongs. A score above 100 indicates that the head has more supporters than the party support base in the region.
This survey was conducted from September 27 to 30, and from October 27 to 30, targeting 13,600 men and women aged 18 and over nationwide, using a random telephone calling and automated response method. The margin of error is ±0.8 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.
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