“Stock Market Boom” Effect? President Lee’s Approval Ratings Rise After 3 Weeks… Up 1.4%p to 54.5% [PolPol News]

Realmeter Poll
Democratic Party Leads People Power Party Beyond the Margin of Error, ‘President Lee Jae-myung’s approval rating for state affairs has risen over three weeks, recovering to the mid-50% range. As the support for the Democratic Party increases and that for the People Power Party decreases, the gap between the two parties’ support rates has widened beyond the margin of error.’,
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, ‘According to a poll released on the 2nd by Realmeter (conducted at the request of Energy Economics Newspaper from the 26th to the 30th, targeting 2,516 voters aged 18 and older nationwide using a wireless automatic response method. The margin of error is ±2.0 percentage points, and the response rate is 4.7%), President Lee’s approval rating for state affairs rose by 1.4 percentage points from the previous week, reaching 54.5%. Negative evaluations fell by 1.4 percentage points to 40.7%.’,
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, ‘Realmeter explained, “As the stock markets, KOSPI and KOSDAQ, continue to reach record highs, support from self-employed individuals and housewives has significantly risen, and due to the revival of capital gains tax and the January 29 real estate measures, support has expanded across the Seoul and metropolitan areas.”‘,
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, ‘In the party approval ratings survey (conducted at the request of Energy Economics Newspaper from the 29th to the 30th, targeting 1,005 voters aged 18 and older nationwide using a wireless automatic response method. The margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points, and the response rate is 3.8%), the Democratic Party’s approval rating increased by 1.2 percentage points from the previous week, recording 43.9%. The People Power Party’s approval rating dropped by 2.5 percentage points to 37.0%.’,
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, ‘Realmeter stated, “The Democratic Party continued its upward trend for the second consecutive week, while the People Power Party showed a downward trend,” and “the gap between the two parties has expanded from 3.2 percentage points in the previous week to 6.9 percentage points, moving beyond the margin of error for the first time in three weeks.” Regarding the change in support rates, Realmeter explained, “The expulsion of former People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon and demands for leadership resignation from pro-Han factions opposing it have deepened internal conflicts, with factional strife being the main factor contributing to the decline in approval ratings.”‘,
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, ‘The Reform New Party registered 3.2%, the National Innovation Party 3.1%, and the Progressive Party 1.3%.’,
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, ‘For more details on the poll, please refer to the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission’s website.’,
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