Han Media: [Gallup Poll] Evaluation of South Korean Presidents: Roh Moo-hyun Most Loved, Yoon Suk-yeol Worst Rated
New survey results show that in the evaluation of the performance of past South Korean presidents, the late President Roh Moo-hyun received the highest positive ratings, while former President Yoon Suk-yeol was rated as the president with the most negative evaluations.
On the 28th, according to a public opinion survey released by Gallup Korea, the survey was conducted from the 25th to the 27th, targeting 1,000 voters aged 18 and above nationwide. Gallup asked about each former president - Syngman Rhee, Park Chung-hee, Chun Doo-hwan, Roh Tae-woo, Kim Young-sam, Kim Dae-jung, Roh Moo-hyun, Lee Myung-bak, Park Geun-hye, Moon Jae-in, Yoon Suk-yeol, whether they did well or not as president.
In the "did well" responses, Roh Moo-hyun ranked first with 68%, followed by Park Chung-hee with 62%, Kim Dae-jung with 60%, Kim Young-sam with 42%, Lee Myung-bak with 35%, and Moon Jae-in with 33%.
In the "did not do well" responses, Yoon Suk-yeol ranked first with 77%, followed by Chun Doo-hwan with 68%, Park Geun-hye with 65%, Roh Tae-woo with 50%, Lee Myung-bak with 46%, and Moon Jae-in with 44%.
This is the first time Yoon Suk-yeol has been included in the evaluation of past presidents. Only 12% of respondents said he did well, which is basically comparable to his last job approval rating of 11% before his impeachment in December last year.
Lee Jae-myung's support rate has remained at 60% for two consecutive weeks, with the Democratic Party at 42% and the People Power Party at 24%
Additionally, the current president Lee Jae-myung's approval rating for governing the country has remained at 60% for two consecutive weeks. The negative evaluation is 31%, an increase of 1 percentage point from last week.
In terms of positive evaluations of President Lee Jae-myung's performance, the highest proportion was 43% who felt that he did well in foreign affairs; followed by 11% on economic and livelihood issues, 6% on strong governance ability, and 3% on communication ability.
Regarding negative evaluations, the highest proportion was 14% who felt that he performed poorly in economic and livelihood issues, followed by 12% for moral issues and avoiding personal trials, 6% for the Daejungdong incident and pressure from prosecutors not to appeal, and 6% for real estate policies and loan restrictions, among others.
In terms of party support rates, the Democratic Party had 42%, and the People Power Party had 24%. Following were the Justice Party and the Reform New Party, each at 3%, the Progressive Party at 1%, and other parties and groups combined at 1%. The proportion of people without clear party affiliation was 26%.
This survey was completed through telephone interviews with randomly generated phone numbers. The confidence interval is 95%, the sampling error is ±3.1 percentage points, and the response rate is 11.9%. For detailed survey information, please refer to the official website of the Central Election and Public Opinion Survey Review Committee of South Korea.
Source: JoongAng Daily
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1850090654553088/
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