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Yoon Suk-yeol’s approval rating is 20%, while the opposition party’s approval rating is 28%… Both are at their lowest levels since taking office.

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[Seoul=Newsis] Reporter Jo Su-jung = President Yoon Seok-yeol is waiting for a commemorative photo at the ceremony conferring the appointment of Ahn Chang-ho, Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Seo Seung-hwan, Vice Chairman of the National Economic Advisory Council, Choi Yang-hee, Vice Chairman of the National Science and Technology Advisory Council, and Yoo Il-ho, Chairman of the Regulatory Reform Commission at the Blue House Presidential Office in Yongsan, Seoul on the 12th. Photo by Cho Su-jung, chocrystal@newsis.com</em></span>, <br />, ‘President Yoon Seok-yeol’s approval rating hit a record low of 20% since taking office, according to a recent public opinion poll. At the same time, his disapproval rating reached an all-time high of 70% after assuming office.’, <br />, <br />, “According to a survey conducted by Gallup Korea from the 10th to the 12th of last month on 1,002 eligible voters aged 18 and older nationwide, President Yoon’s positive approval rating for job performance stood at 20%. This is a 3 percentage point decrease from the previous survey conducted from the 3rd to the 5th. In just one week, it dropped by 3 points.”, <br />, <br />, “According to Gallup Korea’s standards, President Yoon’s approval rating has remained in the 20% range for the past 16 weeks. In this survey, the negative disapproval rating for President Yoon was 70%. The responses for ‘neither’ were at 3% and ‘don’t know/refuse to answer’ were at 6%.”, <br />, <br />, ‘The positive assessment of President Yoon was most prominent among supporters of the People Power Party (55%). Among Democratic Party supporters, 93% disapproved of President Yoon, while 95% of Justice Party supporters also believed he was not performing well.’, <br />, <br />, ‘In terms of age groups, the approval rating was highest among those in their 70s at 37%. This was followed by 32% among those in their 60s. Only 8% of individuals in their 40s gave a positive evaluation, which was the lowest. The approval rating for those in their 18s to 29s and 30s was 13% and 18%, respectively. The disapproval rating among those in their 40s was the highest at 89%. Even among those aged 70 and above, the disapproval rating was recorded at 48%.’, <br />, <br />, “When asked about the reasons for approving President’s performance in office, the top reasons included △diplomacy (15%) △expanding medical school enrollment (14%) △overall good performance (5%) △ decisiveness/drive/ determination (5%), in that order.”, <br />, <br />, ‘When asked about the reasons for disapproving of the President’s job performance, the top reasons included △expanding medical school enrollment (18%) △economy, livelihood, prices (12%) △poor communication (10%) △autocratic/unilateral decision-making (8%).’, <br />, <br />, ‘In terms of party support rates, the Democratic Party had the highest rate at 33%. It was followed by the People Power Party at 28%, the Justice Party at 8%, the Reform Party at 2%, and the Progressive Party at 1%. The support rate for the People Power Party decreased by 3 percentage points compared to the previous survey, which was 31%.’, <br />, <br />, ‘Gallup Korea stated, “Following the People Power Party’s (leadership race), the two major parties are continuing with an equal footing,” and said, “However, the 28% support rate for the People Power Party is the lowest since the current government took office.”‘, <br />, <br />, ‘The sample for this survey was randomly selected through wireless phone virtual numbers provided by three mobile carriers and conducted through telephone interviews (CATI) by survey interviewers. The sample error at a 95% confidence level is ±3.1%, with 1,002 respondents out of a total of 9,615 phone calls, resulting in a response rate of 10.4%. For more information, refer to the website of the Central Election Opinion Survey Deliberation Committee.’, ‘article_split’, <br />,</p>
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