President Lee Jae-myung’s job approval rating stood at 67%, down 2 percentage points from the previous survey, according to results released May 7 by the National Barometer Survey (NBS).
The poll, conducted May 4-6 among 1,001 adults ages 18 and older by Embrain Public, Kstat Research, Korea Research and Hankook Research, found 67% rated Lee’s performance positively, 2 points lower than two weeks earlier.
By age, positive ratings topped 50% in every group except those in their 20s and younger. In that youngest group, 37% approved, 27% disapproved and 36% said they did not know or gave no answer. By ideology, approval was 92% among progressives and 69% among moderates, while 48% of conservatives disapproved.
In party support, the Democratic Party was at 46% and the People Power Party at 18%. Compared with the prior survey, Democratic support fell 2 points while the People Power Party rose 3 points. The Cho Kuk Innovation Party stood at 3%, the New Reform Party at 2% and the Progressive Party at 1%.
Asked about the character of the June 3 local elections, 54% said the ruling party should be strengthened for stability, compared with 32% who said the opposition should be strengthened to keep the government in check. From the previous poll, support for boosting the ruling party fell 4 points, while support for boosting the opposition rose 2 points.
On a recently discussed plan to hold a constitutional referendum at the same time, 59% supported it and 27% opposed it. Another 14% said they did not know or gave no answer.
The NBS survey was conducted through telephone interviews using mobile phone virtual numbers (100%). The margin of error was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. The response rate was 19.8%. More details are available on the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.
The poll, conducted May 4-6 among 1,001 adults ages 18 and older by Embrain Public, Kstat Research, Korea Research and Hankook Research, found 67% rated Lee’s performance positively, 2 points lower than two weeks earlier.
By age, positive ratings topped 50% in every group except those in their 20s and younger. In that youngest group, 37% approved, 27% disapproved and 36% said they did not know or gave no answer. By ideology, approval was 92% among progressives and 69% among moderates, while 48% of conservatives disapproved.
In party support, the Democratic Party was at 46% and the People Power Party at 18%. Compared with the prior survey, Democratic support fell 2 points while the People Power Party rose 3 points. The Cho Kuk Innovation Party stood at 3%, the New Reform Party at 2% and the Progressive Party at 1%.
Asked about the character of the June 3 local elections, 54% said the ruling party should be strengthened for stability, compared with 32% who said the opposition should be strengthened to keep the government in check. From the previous poll, support for boosting the ruling party fell 4 points, while support for boosting the opposition rose 2 points.
On a recently discussed plan to hold a constitutional referendum at the same time, 59% supported it and 27% opposed it. Another 14% said they did not know or gave no answer.
The NBS survey was conducted through telephone interviews using mobile phone virtual numbers (100%). The margin of error was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. The response rate was 19.8%. More details are available on the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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