{"id":2201573,"date":"2023-07-04T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T23:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2201573"},"modified":"2023-07-04T10:18:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T01:18:04","slug":"president-yoons-approval-climbs-despite-rising-disapproval-from-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/president-yoons-approval-climbs-despite-rising-disapproval-from-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"President Yoon\u2019s approval climbs despite rising disapproval from opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President Yoon Suk-yeol&#8217;s approval rating has risen to 42%, marking a consistent three-week growth, according to a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.realmeter.net\/xcvlhoahoqwe\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">survey by Realmeter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The poll, encompassing 2,505 eligible voters, revealed a three-percentage-point rise from the previous week, with Yoon\u2019s approval rating crossing the 40% mark for the first time since May. In contrast, his disapproval rating dropped to a three-week low of 55.1%, a decrease of 2.4 percentage points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most substantial increase was seen among respondents in their 60s, followed by those in their 20s and 30s. Non-partisan voters demonstrated a significant rise in approval by 9.8 percentage points. Conversely, the disapproval rating climbed among supporters of the minor opposition Justice Party by 2.6 percentage points. The poll holds a 95% confidence level, with a margin of error of plus or minus two percentage points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reasons behind the recent improvement in President Yoon\u2019s approval ratings over the past three weeks remain uncertain. During this period, Yoon has accomplished several foreign policy goals. During his visit to Paris, he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/06\/why-france-korea-ties-remain-underdeveloped-despite-push-to-boost-cooperation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">advocated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Busan\u2019s bid to host the 2030 World Expo and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/06\/an-eye-on-china-south-korea-charts-a-course-for-closer-ties-with-vietnam\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reinforced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> political and security relations with Vietnam. Concurrently, the Ministry of Finance <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20230703001600320?section=economy-finance\/economy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> encouraging signs of recovery in South Korea\u2019s economy, with key indicators such as industrial output and exports showing positive trends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) has been beleaguered by a series of unforced errors, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/06\/democratic-party-hit-with-fresh-turmoil-as-activist-declines-appointment\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">appointing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an anti-American activist to helm the party\u2019s innovation committee and a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/06\/a-chinese-diplomats-controversial-remarks-stoke-tensions-with-south-korea\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">controversial meeting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between DP leader Lee Jae-myung and Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming. However, Yoon also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreajoongangdaily.joins.com\/2023\/06\/16\/national\/socialAffairs\/suneung-college-entrance-exam\/20230616101629491.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sparked controversy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by critiquing the inclusion of questions not covered in state school textbooks in the Suneung, the national standardized university entrance examination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet data from Gallup Korea\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.co.kr\/gallupdb\/reportContent.asp?seqNo=1402\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">latest polls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, released on June 29, reveal a different picture: Yoon\u2019s approval rating is still at 36%, with a disapproval rating of 56%. This disparity in polling results can be attributed to differing polling methodologies. Realmeter employs an automated response system (ARS) where respondents receive a robocall and are then prompted to input their responses using the numeric keypad on their phones. So, ARS polling tends to overrepresent respondents highly interested in politics and tend to be older, male and conservative-leaning. In contrast, Gallup Korea uses computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI), during which a human interviewer poses questions to respondents and records their answers.<\/span><\/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>President Yoon Suk-yeol&#8217;s approval rating has risen to 42%, marking a consistent three-week growth, according to a survey by Realmeter. The poll, encompassing 2,505 eligible voters, revealed a three-percentage-point rise from the previous week, with Yoon\u2019s approval rating crossing the 40% mark for the first time since May. 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