South Korea’s opposition party falters, despite unpopular president



Analysis South Korea’s opposition party falters, despite unpopular president Multiple scandals have sent Democratic Party’s approval rating into tailspin as parliamentary elections draw nearer John LeeMay 15, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung presides over a party meeting on labor, May 2, 2023 \| Image: Facebook As parliamentary elections approach, lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party (PPP) may have concerns about their prospects of retaking control of the National Assembly, particularly in light of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s perpetually low approval ratings. But so far this does not mean the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) will cruise to victory, as the Democrats have seen their public support spiral downward in recent weeks. Gallup Korea polls from the end of April broke down approval rates for the two major parties at 37% for the DP and 32% for the PPP. Presidential approval rates play an important role © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Trump’s Alaska LNG claim shows who really runs the US-South Korea alliance 02South Korea’s missile defense push raises new questions over wartime stocks 03South Korea bank hacks expose weak links beyond core financial systems 04Lee-Zelensky feud exposes South Korea’s widening Ukraine policy dilemma 05Lee Jae Myung’s ‘pacemaker’ strategy tests South Korea’s leverage with Trump 06Trump’s Korea investment victory lap masks safeguards Seoul still controls 07North Korean POW dispute tests Seoul-Kyiv trust and future Ukraine policy 08South Korea’s CPTPP push exposes the cost of turning trade gains into consensus

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South Korea’s opposition party falters, despite unpopular president

Multiple scandals have sent Democratic Party’s approval rating into tailspin as parliamentary elections draw nearer

John LeeMay 15, 2023

South Korea’s opposition party falters, despite unpopular president

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung presides over a party meeting on labor, May 2, 2023 | Image: Facebook

As parliamentary elections approach, lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party (PPP) may have concerns about their prospects of retaking control of the National Assembly, particularly in light of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s perpetually low approval ratings.

But so far this does not mean the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) will cruise to victory, as the Democrats have seen their public support spiral downward in recent weeks. Gallup Korea polls from the end of April broke down approval rates for the two major parties at 37% for the DP and 32% for the PPP.

Presidential approval rates play an important role

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01Trump’s Alaska LNG claim shows who really runs the US-South Korea alliance
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03South Korea bank hacks expose weak links beyond core financial systems
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05Lee Jae Myung’s ‘pacemaker’ strategy tests South Korea’s leverage with Trump
06Trump’s Korea investment victory lap masks safeguards Seoul still controls
07North Korean POW dispute tests Seoul-Kyiv trust and future Ukraine policy
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South Korea’s opposition party falters, despite unpopular president

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