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62% Demand Special Counsel for Unification Church Allegations as President Lee Jae-myung’s Approval Holds at 55%

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62% Demand Special Counsel for Unification Church Allegations as President Lee Jae-myung's Approval Holds at 55%

A public opinion survey revealed that 62% of citizens believe a special counsel should be appointed to investigate allegations of lobbying by the Unification Church in political circles.

According to a survey conducted by Gallup Korea from the 16th to the 18th of last month, 62% of respondents answered that a special counsel system should be introduced regarding the police investigation into suspicions of political figures receiving money and gifts from the Unification Church. Those who said it was unnecessary accounted for 22%, while 16% responded they were unsure or refused to answer.

Support for introducing a special counsel showed little difference across political leanings or supported parties. Support rates were 67% among progressives, 65% among moderates, and 61% among conservatives. By party, 67% of Democratic Party supporters, 60% of People Power Party supporters, and 53% of independents supported the measure.

When asked, “A bill to abolish the National Security Act was recently proposed in the National Assembly. What do you think should be done with the National Security Act?” 55% answered it should be maintained, while only 21% said it should be abolished. Those who were unsure or refused to answer accounted for 24%.

Among conservatives, 77% supported maintaining the law, followed by 53% of moderates. Among progressives, opinions were split evenly at 37% for both maintaining and abolishing. Among People Power Party supporters, 81% favored maintaining the law, while 66% of independents agreed. Among Democratic Party supporters, 37% supported abolition, 31% supported maintenance, and 32% were unsure.

Approval of President Lee Jae-myung’s job performance stood at 55%, down 1 percentage point from the previous week’s 56%. Disapproval rose 2 percentage points to 36%. Among those who approved, 18% cited communication, Cabinet meetings, and work reports as reasons, followed by diplomacy (15%), economy and livelihoods (11%), job performance (10%), and overall performance (10%). Among those who disapproved, 18% cited the economy and livelihoods, 11% cited moral issues, 11% pointed to “avoiding his own trial,” 7% cited authoritarianism, 7% said “overall poor performance,” and 5% mentioned diplomacy.

Regionally, approval was highest in the Honam region at 78%, followed by the Chungcheong region at 61%, Incheon-Gyeonggi at 56%, Seoul at 52%, Daegu-Gyeongbuk at 48%, and Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam at 44%. By age, approval was highest among those in their 40s (73%), followed by 50s (67%), 30s (55%), 60s (50%), and those aged 70+ (41%). The lowest approval was among those in their 10s and 20s (18–29 years old) at 39%. By political leaning, 85% of progressives, 60% of moderates, and 29% of conservatives approved, while 65% of conservatives disapproved.

Approval ratings for the Democratic Party of Korea and the People Power Party remained unchanged at 40% and 26%, respectively. The Reform Party followed at 4%, the Rebuilding Korea Party at 3%, and the Progressive Party at 1%. Those supporting other parties accounted for 1%, and independents made up 26%.

Regionally, the Democratic Party’s approval was highest in Honam (68%), Chungcheong (44%), and Incheon-Gyeonggi (41%), followed by Seoul (39%), Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam (30%), and Daegu-Gyeongbuk (26%). The People Power Party exceeded 40% only in Daegu-Gyeongbuk (44%), followed by Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam (33%), Seoul (28%), Chungcheong (25%), and Incheon-Gyeonggi (23%). In Honam, it stood at just 1%. By age, the Democratic Party’s approval was highest among those in their 40s (56%) and 50s (49%), while the People Power Party’s highest approval was among those aged 70+ (40%) and in their 60s (37%).

The Gallup Korea survey was conducted via 100% wireless phone interviews with 1,001 people aged 18+ over three days from the 16th to the 18th of last month. The response rate was 10.8%, with a sampling error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For details, visit the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission’s website.

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