S.Korean President’s approval rating falls to 40.2%

Seoul, Dec 20 : South Korean President Moon Jae-ins approval rating inched down 0.2 percentage points to 40.

2 per cent last week, a new poll showed on Monday.The negative assessment on Moons conduct of state affairs added 0.7 percentage points to 56.8 per cent, according to the Realmeter survey.Support for Moons ruling Democratic Party fell 1.1 percentage points to 33.1 per cent last week, reports Xinhua news agency citing the survey.The main conservative opposition People Power Party won 39.2 per cent of support last week, down 0.1 percentage point from the previous week.The minor centre-right Peoples Party gained 7.2 per cent of approval score, followed by the minor centre-left Open Democratic Party with 5.6 per cent and the minor progressive Justice Party with 4.1 per cent.As for the approval rating of presidential candidates, support for the Democratic Partys Lee Jae-myung retreated 1.7 percentage points over the week to 38.0 per cent last week.Support for the People Power Partys Yoon Suk-yeol declined 0.8 percentage points to 44.4 per cent last week.The countrys presidential election is scheduled for March 9, 2022.ksk/

The approval rating of the S.Korean president falls to 40.2

The approval rating for presidential candidates fell 1.7 percentage point to 38.0 percent last week, according to the Democratic PartyLast week, support for Yoon Suk-yeol of the People Power Party fell by 0.8 percentage point to 44.4 percent.A presidential election in the country is set for March 9, 2022.#SKorean #approval #Seoul #Democratic Party #Democratic.