Approval ratings for President Yoon and ruling party plummet in South Korea

A public opinion poll was released on the 9th showing that approval ratings for both South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol and the ruling People Power Party plummeted after he declared emergency martial law.
The South Korean polling agency Realmeter conducted a survey of 1,012 voters aged 18 and over on the 5th and 6th of this month, and the results showed that President Yoon's approval rating was 17.3%.
This was a steep drop of 7.7% from the previous week's survey, while disapproval rose 8.2% to 79.2%.
The investigation was carried out on the 5th and 6th of this month due to the "emergency martial law" that was declared on the night of the 3rd and lifted on the 4th.
The survey was conducted for only five days. Realmeter explained, "Due to the large fluctuations in public opinion, we only released the results of the survey from the 5th and 6th, which was after the state of emergency had ended."
Among domestic survey agencies, Realmeter has shown President Yoon's approval rating to be higher than other agencies in the past, but this time it is in the 10% range for the first time.
In particular, there was a noticeable loss of support from core supporters in their 60s and 70s and above, the conservative demographic, and those living in Busan, Ulsan, and South Gyeongsang Province.
Meanwhile, the support rate for political parties was 47.6% for the Democratic Party of Korea, 26.2% for the ruling party, 7.3% for the Fatherland Reform Party, 4.3% for the New Reform Party, and 11.5% for independents.
The Democratic Party of Korea rose 2.4% from the previous survey, while the ruling party's approval rating fell 6.1%.