"President Yoon's approval rating is at a 19% low...32% of the People's Power and Democratic Party"[Gallup]

Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating has fallen to the 10% range for the first time since taking office, according to a poll.

According to Gallup Korea's survey of 1,005 people aged 18 or older nationwide for three days from the 29th of last month, President Yoon's positive assessment of job performance was 19% and negative assessment was 72%.

Positive ratings were down 1%p from the previous survey, a week ago, and negative ratings were up 2%p.

As a reason for positive evaluation of President Yoon's job performance, diplomacy was the highest at 33%, followed by the expansion of medical school capacity at 8%.

As for the reason for the negative evaluation, Kim Gun-hee's problem was the highest at 17%, followed by the economy, people's livelihood, and prices at 14%.

Political party support rose by 2%p each from a week ago, with the Democratic Party of Korea rising by 2%p each, to 32% for both parties.

The Cho Kuk Innovation Party accounted for 7% and the Reform New Party for 2%.

When asked about his thoughts on the representatives of the two major political parties, Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the People's Power, said 40% of the respondents were positive and 49% were negative.

Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, showed 41% of the positive evaluation and 51% of the negative evaluation.

For more information, please visit the website of the National Election Public Opinion Review Committee or the Gallup Research Institute of Korea.


○ Referral/investigation agency: Gallup Korea
○ Survey period: October 29-31, 2024 (3 days)
○ Sample error: ±3.1 percentage points (95% confidence level)
○ Survey target: 1,005 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