Han Dong-hsun effect? South Korea's ruling party's support rating for the Democratic Party narrows to 2%

An opinion poll was announced on the 25th, showing that South Korea's ruling party, People's Power, has narrowed the gap in approval ratings with the opposition party, the Democratic Party, from 8% to 2%. ``The power of the people'' is Han Dong-hoon (Han Dong-hoon), former lawyer
This is interpreted as the effect of appointing the head of the department (the equivalent of a ministry) to head the emergency response committee. Korean public opinion polling company Realmeter conducted a survey of people aged 18 and under nationwide on the 21st and 22nd of this month at the request of the Energy Economics Newspaper.
As a result of a survey of 1,003 men and women, the party support rate was 41.6% for ``Democratic Party'' and 39% for ``People's Power.''
Compared to the previous week's survey, the approval rating for "Together with the Democratic Party" fell by 3.1%, while the support for "People's Power" decreased by 3.1%.
The party's approval rating increased by 2.3 percentage points, and the difference in approval ratings between the two parties narrowed to 2.6 percentage points, within the margin of error (±3.1 percentage points). This is according to March 2week's survey, where 42.6% said they support the Democratic Party and 41.5% said they want the power of the people.
This is the lowest level since the difference was recorded at 1.1%. This was followed by the Justice Party (3.1%) and the Progressive Party (0.9%). The number of independents was 11.0%, up 1.2% from the previous week.
By region, the Democratic Party of Japan dropped 8.8% in Daegu and Gyeongbuk, 7.9% in Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong, and △Ing.
Prices fell by 5.6% in Incheon and Gyeonggi, and by 5.6% in Gwangju and Jeolla. By generation, the approval rating decreased by 6.2% among those in their 50s, and decreased by 6.2% compared to those in their 20s.
Among people in their 60s, prices also fell by 5.8% and 5.3%, respectively. In contrast, support for ``People's Power'' increased by 6.0% in the Daejeon, Se Jeong, and Chungcheong regions.
The approval rating increased by 4.9% in Seoul and 4.5% in Daegu and Gyeongbuk. By age, the rate rose by 6.4% for those in their 60s, and 5.9% for those in their 30s and 20s.
% support rate increased. The rise in approval ratings for ``People's Power'' appears to be due to the appointment of former Minister Han as the head of the emergency response committee on the 21st of this month.