[Polpol News] Democratic Party Approval Falls Below 40% for First Time After Presidential Election... Democratic Party 39%, People Power Party 23%

NBS Public Opinion Survey
President Lee Jaemyung's Administration Receives 56% Positive Evaluation
66% Question the Neutrality of the Special Prosecutor

Following the June 3 presidential election, support for the Democratic Party of Korea has fallen below 40% for the first time. President Lee Jaemyung’s approval rating for his administration remained at a similar level as before, according to post-Chuseok surveys.

On October 16, the National Barometer Survey (NBS)-conducted by Embrain Public, Kstat Research, Korea Research, and Hankook Research between October 13 and 15 with 1,000 men and women aged 18 or older nationwide via mobile phone interviews (margin of error ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, response rate 15.8%)-found that support for the Democratic Party stood at 39%, down 2 percentage points from the first week of October. Since winning the last presidential election, the Democratic Party had maintained support in the low to mid-40% range, but this is the first time it has dropped below 40% following the recent Chuseok holiday.

Support for the People Power Party rose by 1 percentage point to 23%.

Regarding President Lee Jaemyung’s administration, 56% of respondents expressed a positive opinion, down 1 percentage point from previous surveys. Negative assessments rose by 1 percentage point to 35%.

When asked about President Lee and the First Lady’s appearance on “Please Take Care of My Refrigerator” during Chuseok, 48% responded positively while 35% responded negatively. Regarding the government’s response to the National Information Resources Service fire, 49% said the government responded well, while 42% said the response was inadequate. 75% of respondents believed that responsibility lay more with insufficient prevention measures, such as fire prevention and data backup, than with shortcomings in post-incident response and recovery (18%).

On the special prosecutor’s investigation into former President Yoon Sukyeol’s alleged insurrection and related incidents, 47% said the investigation was being conducted properly, while 43% said it was not. However, 66% of respondents believed the special prosecutor’s investigation was influenced by political circles, compared to 23% who felt it was not.

When asked which is more important between economic growth and income distribution, 79% chose “economic growth,” far surpassing the 17% who prioritized “income distribution.”

For more detailed information about the poll, refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.