The survey results released on the 10th indicate that opinions on ‘extending the current administration’ and ‘changing administration’ have been closely matched within the margin of error for three consecutive weeks. According to a survey conducted by Realmeter at the request of Energy Economy News, targeting 1,002 voters aged 18 and over nationwide on February 6-7, 45.2% expressed preference for ‘extending the current administration’, while 49.2% supported ‘changing the administration to the opposition’. Compared to the previous week’s survey, support for a change in administration increased by 0.1 percentage points, while support for extending the current administration decreased by 0.8 percentage points.
Regionally, calls for a change in administration were stronger in Honam, Chungcheong, and Seoul, whereas support for extending the current administration was higher in Yeongnam. In terms of party support, the People Power Party had a 42.8% approval rate, and the Democratic Party of Korea was at 40.8%. Compared to the previous week, support for the People Power Party decreased by 2.6 percentage points, and for the Democratic Party, it decreased by 0.9 percentage points, narrowing the gap between both parties from 3.7 percentage points to 2.0 percentage points.
In a suitability survey for potential candidates in an early presidential election scenario, if President Yoon Suk-yeol were to be impeached, Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party, led the progressive bloc, while Kim Moon-soo, Minister of Employment and Labor, led the conservative bloc. Lee Jae-myung garnered 40.8% among the progressives, followed by Kim Dong-yeon with 7.7% and Kim Boo-kyum with 6.5%. On the conservative side, Kim Moon-soo led with 25.1%, followed by Yoo Seung-min with 11.1% and Oh Se-hoon with 10.3%.
The survey involved 97% mobile and 3% landline automatic response methods, with a response rate of 8.4% and a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. Further details can be found on the website of the Central Election Poll Deliberation Committee.