President Yoon's approval rating tops 40%... Presidential Office says ”change in national sentiment” = South Korean media

The approval rating of President Yoon Seok-yeol, who is currently suspended from his duties, has been rising recently. Due to the rallying of hardline conservative supporters and distrust of the opposition party, the approval rating of President Yoon Seok-yeol was high even before the National Assembly passed the impeachment bill.
Instead, his approval rating has risen, giving great encouragement to the Presidential Office and the ruling party. The remaining judicial procedures, including the execution of the second arrest warrant for President Yoon and the impeachment hearing by the Constitutional Court, will be carried out.
According to the political world, recent surveys by various polling companies have shown that President Yoon's approval rating has reached over 40%, and that the approval rating of the ruling party has also risen.
In response to this, the ruling party has assessed that public sentiment has changed since the emergency law incident on December 3 and the early days of the National Assembly's impeachment.
Surveys conducted by various polling companies this year showed that President Yoon's approval rating was over 40% in 10 cases.
This is the fifth time. The results of a public opinion poll conducted by the Korea Public Opinion and Reputation Research Institute (KOPRA) are attracting particular attention. The company conducted the poll on the 3rd and 4th of this month (1,000 people nationwide, aged 18 and over).
The poll was conducted twice on the 10th and 11th (targeting 1,002 men and women aged 18 and over nationwide). The first poll showed that President Yoon's approval rating was 40%.
When the results came out, the Democratic Party of Japan criticized the poll's questioning method, including biased questions, and filed a complaint. In response, the polling agency changed the polling method and readjusted the questions. However,
Approval ratings were over 40% in all age groups except for those in their 40s, and the percentage of people who viewed the plan positively reached 46%, an increase from the previous survey.
A ruling party official said, "Right after the martial law incident, the current situation (with President Yoon and the People's Power Party's approval ratings rising) was unpredictable.
"I never imagined it would happen, but looking at the recent atmosphere, it seems the Democratic Party has tripped up its own feet and fallen," he said, adding, "The opposition party has once again impeached Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, who served as acting president.
However, the public's sentiment has changed after the failure of the High-Ranking Public Officials Crime Investigation Agency and the absence of a control tower at Muan Airport due to the Jeju plane crash."
The Presidential Office is also concentrating on managing messages. The schedules of Prime Minister Han, who assumed the role of acting president without any special message immediately after the martial law incident, and Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Choi Sang-mok have been updated.
However, since the beginning of this year, the Democratic Party of Korea has been accused of ordering the drone invasion of Pyongyang by the National Security Office and allegations that a key staff officer conducted a mock martial law, and the Democratic Party of Korea has been subjected to strong criticism.
On the same day, the President expressed strong regret over the second execution of the warrant for President Yoon. It was also alleged that the head of the National Guard received a standby order in defiance of the instructions of Kim Sung-Hoon, the acting head of the National Guard.
The presidential office is preparing for upcoming judicial proceedings against President Yoon and an all-out offensive from the opposition party.
"We are focusing on the investigation into the rebellion and the national affairs investigation," said another presidential office official. "The team representing the National Assembly's impeachment committee, led by the Democratic Party of Korea, has removed the charge of rebellion under the criminal law, so we will not be able to investigate further."
"We must watch the Constitutional Court's impeachment hearing," he said. Meanwhile, President Yoon also posted on his social media account on the same day, "I would like to express my heartfelt condolences to those who were affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles, USA."
"I would like to express my condolences and sympathy to all those who have been affected by the disaster," he said. "The United States is an important ally that has lent a helping hand to Korea at the time when it was at its poorest. It has provided assistance at the government level and helped prevent damage to our compatriots.
"I hope you will do your best," he said. The only time President Yoon has issued a public message other than the political message regarding himself since the martial law incident was after the Jeju Air crash at Muan Airport on the 29th of last month.
This is the second time since he last did so. This is being interpreted as a move to demonstrate his strength and vitality, while also rallying together conservative supporters and drawing out the support of moderate voters.