{"id":2200373,"date":"2023-03-13T14:24:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T05:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2200373"},"modified":"2023-04-05T16:07:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T07:07:59","slug":"yoons-support-stands-firm-despite-south-korean-opposition-to-forced-labor-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/03\/yoons-support-stands-firm-despite-south-korean-opposition-to-forced-labor-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoon\u2019s support stands firm despite South Korean opposition to forced labor deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korea <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koreaherald.com\/view.php?ud=20230306000630&amp;np=6&amp;mp=1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> last week that it has reached a deal to resolve its long-running dispute with Japan over compensation for victims of forced labor during colonial rule. The deal was instantly controversial as it required little of Japan to resolve the issue. And soon after the polling numbers began to roll in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sisajournal.com\/news\/articleView.html?idxno=258117&amp;kakao_from=mainnews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">poll<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conducted by Sisa Research found that 60% of South Koreans oppose the deal, and a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mk.co.kr\/news\/economy\/10673807\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RealMeter survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> similarly put the level of opposition at 58%. These results are notable because Sisa Research is the research arm of the right-leaning <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sisa Journal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> newspaper, and both of these polls were conducted via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/03\/polling-mirage-yoon-suk-yeols-rising-approval-rates-may-not-be-what-they-seem\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">automated response systems<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ARS), which normally produce results more favorable to conservative positions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Days later, Gallup Korea, which conducts live interviews, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.co.kr\/gallupdb\/reportContent.asp?seqNo=1371\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">released<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> its findings nearly identical to those of the previous polls: It found that 59% of the public opposes the deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the deal\u2019s unpopularity has not had a proportional impact on President Yoon Suk-yeol\u2019s approval rate. While it was 36% before the government announced the deal, it shed only 2 percentage points to reach <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dgmbc.com\/article\/pikevAuxCkbckR3pZ\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gallup Korea\u2019s numbers are interesting as they provide further insight into the nature of polarization surrounding current politics. While 54% of self-identified conservatives supported the deal, 79% of self-identified progressives opposed the deal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This, in turn, helps to explain the limited impact on Yoon\u2019s approval rate. His conservative base continues to consolidate, and it will take something much more inflammatory to drive that number lower. For now, the mid-30s appears to be the new floor for his approval rates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps more importantly, this reconfirms that Yoon now sees a free hand to pursue his vision for South Korea without fear of losing his base.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edited by John Lee<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/domestic-politics\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Domestic Politics<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea announced last week that it has reached a deal to resolve its long-running dispute with Japan over compensation for victims of forced labor during colonial rule. The deal was instantly controversial as it required little of Japan to resolve the issue. 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