Newsweek interview highlights 'four major reforms'... "will gain trust through change"

[Anchor]
In an interview with a U.S. weekly magazine, President Yoon Suk Yeol emphasized "completing the four reforms" and said he would make it possible to finish it in the next administration.

However, the president's approval rating hit another low in the polls, and the president's office said it will try to win public trust through change.

Reporter Cho Yong-sung reports.

[Reporter]
On the 16th of last month, President Yoon Suk Yeol had an interview with Newsweek, an American current affairs magazine, at the presidential office in Yongsan.

The title of the interview article covered in the cover story is Domestic Truths, and Newsweek diagnosed that the biggest problem facing South Korea is not North Korea's nuclear weapons or the U.S.-China conflict, but internal social reforms such as four major reforms.

At the same time, the article contained the seriousness of domestic issues, including President Yoon's concerns about the four major reforms and opposition parties' opposition.President

Yoon said in an interview that the four major reforms are in the final stages that cannot be done without it now, stressing that even if the reforms are not completed within the term, they will create a solid framework so that they can be completed in the next administration.

However, President Yoon's approval rating, which is nearing the halfway point of his term in office, hit 17%, once again falling to a low.

According to Gallup Korea's survey of 1,002 people aged 18 or older nationwide for three days from the 5th, the positive evaluation of job performance fell by 2%p from the previous survey, and the negative evaluation rose by 2%p to 74%.

Regarding the results of such polls, the presidential office said it will make fierce efforts to win the trust and trust of the people through changes.

The previous day's public statement and press conference were also conducted under the common perception that change was needed, stressing that change and reform have already begun and will continue in the future.

[Yoon Suk Yeol / President (Speech and Press Conference on the 7th): I am being ripped off a lot by my staff when it comes to approval ratings, and I want to show the public these changes, reforms, and more capable....]

It is known that Mrs. Kim Gun-hee will not accompany the president on her trip in the middle of this month and has no plans to work within this year.

The second annex, which is one-third smaller than before, will soon appear, and President Yoon and Kim plan to focus on official communication by eliminating personal calls.

In addition, Kang Hoon, a former policy and public relations secretary who was pointed out as the so-called "Mrs. Line," withdrew his support for the president of the Korea Tourism Organization, saying he would not put a burden on state administration.

The presidential office is in a position to show substantial changes in the future and wait for public opinion to change.

In addition, we are considering creating a dialogue with the people after President Yoon's overseas trip this month, believing that various communication methods will be needed.

I'm YTN's Cho Yong Sung.

○ Referral/investigation agency: Gallup Korea
○ Survey period: November 5-7, 2024 (3 days)
○ Sample error: ±3.1 percentage points (95% confidence level)
○ Survey target: 1,002 people aged 18 or older nationwide
○ Survey Method: Telephone Investigator Interview (CATI)
○ For more information, such as the entire questionnaire, refer to the website of the Gallup Research Institute or the Central Election Opinion Review Committee

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