Former prosecutor general losing luster in presidential race
Posted : 2021-07-15 09:12
Updated : 2021-07-15 11:33 Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, who declared his presidential bid in late June, speaks during a discussion with workers of startup companies held at startup hub TIPS Town in Seoul s Gangnam District, July 8. Joint Press Corps
Yoon s support rate falls below 30% for 1st time in 4 months
By Jung Da-min Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung, a leading presidential hopeful of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, speaks during an appearance on a radio show by local broadcaster CBS, Wednesday. Joint Press Corps Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, who has been a leading presidential hopeful since he resigned from his post in March, has been losing luster in the race in recent weeks. Recent polls of potential presidential candidates showed that Yoon s popularity has been declining, with him losing
Photo : YONHAP News Yoon Seok-youl, ehemaliger Chefstaatsanwalt, liegt laut einer Umfrage in einem hypothetischen Duell zwischen den Präsidentschaftsbewerbern des Regierungs- und Oppositionslagers hinter Lee Jae-myung, Gouverneur der Provinz Gyeonggi, zurück.
Das ergab eine Umfrage, die Hangil Research im Auftrag des Online-Nachrichtenportals Kuki News durchführte. Befragt wurden vom 10. bis 12. Juli landesweit 1.001 über 18-Jährige.
Lee gewann demnach 43,9 Prozent Unterstützung, während Yoon auf 36 Prozent kam. Die Differenz beträgt 7,9 Prozentpunkte und liegt damit außerhalb der Fehlerspanne (plus/minus 3,1 Prozentpunkte bei einem Konfidenzniveau von 95 Prozent).
16,2 Prozent antworteten, dass sie keinen Kandidaten unterstützten.
Auch in einer Umfrage durch Global Research, die vom 30. Juni bis 2. Juli erfolgte, blieb Yoon mit einer Differenz außerhalb der Fehlerspanne (Rückstand von acht Prozentpunkten) hinter Lee zurück.
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Posted : 2021-05-24 17:27
Updated : 2021-05-24 18:27
Lee Jun-seok, former member of the conservative main opposition People Power Party (PPP), visits Seomun Night Market in Daegu, Monday. Lee has placed his bid to be the PPP s next chairperson and he is enjoying high popularity in recent polls of the party s candidates for the position. Yonhap
By Jung Da-min
With the race for the leadership of the conservative main opposition People Power Party (PPP) heating up, a rookie politician is enjoying high popularity in recent polls about who will be the PPP s next chairperson. The PPP is set to hold a national convention on June 11 to elect new leaders, including the chairperson.