Despite a national address, President Yoon’s approval rating recorded 17%, setting a new low within a week.

Gallup Korea Survey… President Yoon’s Public Address and Press Conference Effects are Yet to be Seen
For four consecutive weeks, issues related to First Lady Kim have ranked highest among reasons for negative evaluations alongside economic and livelihood concerns.,

◇President Yoon Suk-yeol bows in apology to the public during the ‘Public Address and Press Conference’ held at the briefing room of the Presidential Office in Yongsan, Seoul, on the morning of November 7, 2024. Photo by Yonhap News

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, Despite the public address, President Yoon Suk-yeol’s approval rating fell to its lowest point of 17% within a week, according to survey results released on the 8th.,
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, According to the survey conducted by Gallup Korea with 1,002 eligible voters aged 18 and over nationwide from the 5th to the 7th (with a 95% confidence level and a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points), the positive evaluation of President Yoon’s job performance was 17%, while the negative evaluation was 74%.,
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, After hitting the lowest approval rating of 19% since taking office during the survey conducted from October 29 to 31, it dropped further by 2 percentage points within a week, marking the lowest point for two consecutive weeks according to Gallup’s survey criteria.,
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, The negative evaluation rose by 2 percentage points from the previous survey, reaching the highest since the current government took office.,
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, Looking at the approval ratings by region, support in Daegu and North Gyeongsang (TK) rose by 5 percentage points from the previous survey, reaching 23%.,
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, Last week, TK approval dropped to the 10% range for the first time since inauguration, showing figures even lower than the nationwide average approval rating (19%), yet this week saw a rebound.,
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, The approval rate in Busan, Ulsan, and South Gyeongsang (PK) also increased by 6 percentage points, reaching 28%.,
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, However, approval ratings in Seoul (22%→17%), Incheon and Gyeonggi (16%→14%), Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong (29%→18%), and Gwangju and Jeolla (6%→3%) all saw declines.,
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, By political orientation, the approval rate among conservatives rose by 1 percentage point to 34%, while moderates dropped by 1 percentage point to 13%, and progressives remained at 4% as last week.,
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, The reasons cited for positively evaluating President Yoon’s job performance included diplomacy at 23%, economy/people’s livelihood at 9%, personal beliefs/convictions at 7%, decisiveness/assertiveness/perseverance at 6%, and ‘national defense/security’, ‘stability’, and ‘hardworking/doing one’s best’ each at 4%.,
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, As for the reasons for negative evaluation, the issues related to First Lady Kim Geon-hee had the largest impact at 19%. This was followed by ‘economy/livelihood/inflation’ at 11%, ‘lack of communication’ at 9%, ‘generally doing poorly’ at 7%, ‘lack of experience/competence’ at 6%, ‘authoritarian/one-sided’ at 5%, ‘diplomacy’ and ‘expansion of medical school quota’ each at 4%, and ‘corruption’ at 3%.,
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[Provided by Gallup Korea]

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, Gallup noted, “For four consecutive weeks, issues related to First Lady Kim have ranked highest among reasons for negative evaluations alongside economic and livelihood concerns” and analyzed, “The President’s public address and press conference on the morning of the 7th, on the last day of the three-day survey period, needs further observation to assess its impact.”,
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, In terms of party support, the People Power Party fell by 3 percentage points to 29%, the Democratic Party of Korea rose by 4 percentage points to 36%.,
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, The Cho Kuk Innovation Party was at 7%, the Reform Party at 3%, and the Progressive Party at 1%. Those without a preferred party made up 24%.,
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, In the survey asking about future presidential hopefuls (free response), Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was at 29%, People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon at 14%, Cho Kuk Innovation Party leader Cho Kuk at 5%, and Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo at 4%.,
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, Following were Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and Reform Party member Lee Jun-seok each at 3%, Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon at 2%, and Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Moon-soo at 1%.,
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, This survey was conducted using a phone interview method with randomly extracted wireless phone virtual numbers. The response rate was 11.8%. For more details, refer to the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission and Gallup Korea’s website.