Political theme stocks continue to show strong performance day after day. Stocks such as Erkos and CrowdWorks, which are considered related to Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, have been hitting the daily upper limit for three consecutive days.
As of 10:05 a.m. on the 8th, Erkos is trading at 19,890 KRW, up 30.0% from the previous trading day. Erkos has risen 176.6% since the beginning of this month. CrowdWorks has increased by 119.2% over the past three trading days. Both Erkos and CrowdWorks have been included as policy-related stocks of Leader Lee Jae-myung, continuing their rapid rally.
A poll revealed that Leader Lee Jae-myung received over 50% support in a hypothetical one-on-one match-up against the four major conservative candidates: Kim Moon-soo, Oh Se-hoon, Han Dong-hoon, and Hong Joon-pyo. According to a survey conducted by the polling specialist Gallup Korea on behalf of 'News1' from the 6th to 7th, targeting 1,008 men and women aged 18 and over nationwide, Lee received 55% support in a one-on-one contest against Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Moon-soo. This was a 20 percentage point (P) difference from Minister Kim, who received 35%.
Lee received 52% support in a hypothetical one-on-one match-up against Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon. Mayor Oh received 37%, 15%P lower than Lee. In a hypothetical contest against former People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon, Lee also received 52% support. Former leader Han received 31%, a 21%P difference from Lee.
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