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Former President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was removed from office by a Constitutional Court impeachment ruling following the December 3 emergency martial-law incident, has been ranked the president with the highest proportion of respondents saying he “did many wrong things.” He surpassed former President Chun Doo-hwan, who held the top position in the 2021 and 2023 surveys. According to a public opinion poll released on the 28th by Gallup Korea, conducted from the 25th to 27th on 1,000 voters aged 18 and older (telephone interviews; 95% confidence level; ±3.1%p margin of error; details available on the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission website), 77% gave Yoon a negative evaluation. Only 12% responded that Yoon “did many good things,” similar to his job approval rating of 11% last December when the impeachment trial was underway. Following Yoon, respondents said the presidents who “did many wrong things” were Chun Doo-hwan (68%), Park Geun-hye (65%), Roh Tae-woo (50%), Lee Myung-bak (46%), and former President Moon Jae-in (44%). In the 2021 and 2023 surveys, Chun topped the negative list with 73% and 71% respectively. The president with the highest positive evaluation was former President Roh Moo-hyun, at 68%. Former Presidents Park Chung-hee (62%) and Kim Dae-jung (60%) also recorded ratings in the 60% range, followed by Kim Young-sam (42%), Lee Myung-bak (35%), and former President Moon Jae-in (33%). Gallup Korea explained, “In 2015, former President Park Chung-hee received the highest positive evaluation, but now he has switched places with former President Roh Moo-hyun,” adding, “Over the past decade, reevaluations appear to have occurred, with positive views increasing for former Presidents Kim Young-sam and Lee Myung-bak and negative views decreasing.” President Lee Jae-myung received 60% positive and 31% negative ratings for his job performance. The most common reason cited for positive evaluation was foreign policy (43%), while the most common reasons for negative evaluation were the economy and livelihood issues (14%) and ethical concerns or attempts to evade his own trial (12%). Party support stood at 42% for the Democratic Party and 24% for the People Power Party. Since mid-August, Democratic Party support has hovered around 40%, while People Power Party support has remained in the mid-20% range. Among self-identified progressives, 67% supported the Democratic Party, and among conservatives, 55% supported the People Power Party. submitted by /u/Freewhale98 |
Yoon Ranks First as the President Who “Did the Most Wrong,” Surpassing Chun Doo-hwan
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