Four in 10 South Koreans ”Do not trust the Constitutional Court”

Four out of ten South Koreans responded that they do not trust the Constitutional Court. Three out of ten also said they were opposed to the impeachment of President Yoon Seok-yeol.
In addition, the number of people who said they would actively support Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, if he were to become president was the highest compared to other politicians, but only 10% of people said they would never support him.
The percentage was also quite high. According to a poll conducted by Gallup Korea on the 11th to 13th among 1,004 adults nationwide, 52% of respondents said they trusted the Constitutional Court, and 10% said they did not trust the Constitutional Court.
The percentage of respondents who said they did not trust the courts was 40%, while 8% were unsure. Compared to the survey conducted in the second week of January, one month ago, the percentage of those who said they trusted the courts dropped by 5 percentage points, with only 10% saying they did not trust them.
The number of people who said they supported the impeachment of President Yoon Seok-yeol rose by 9 percentage points. The percentage of people who said they supported the impeachment of President Yoon Seok-yeol was 57%, higher than those who opposed it (38%).
Compared to the previous survey, those in favor of impeachment dropped by 2 percentage points, while those opposed increased by 2 percentage points. Gallup Korea said, "The reasons for those in favor of impeachment were 'emergency martial law' (30%) and 'unconstitutional and illegal (10%).
In response to the question, "What do you think the outcome of the impeachment trial will be?" 59% answered, "Impeachment will be cited," while 32% predicted, "It will be dismissed."
In the presidential survey, the person with the highest approval rating was Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (26%). However, the percentage of respondents who answered "I definitely won't support her" was 41%, and Lee
The second most unfavorable was Lee Jun-seok, a lawmaker from the New Reform Party (45%). The ranking of approval ratings was followed by Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party, followed by Kim Moon-soo, Minister of Employment and Labor (12%) and Oh.
The top three were Seoul Mayor Oh Sehun (6%), Daegu Mayor Hong Jun-pyo (5%), and former People's Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon (3%).