A public opinion poll result released on the 11th shows that former Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung retains the lead outside the margin of error in terms of preferred future political leaders.
According to a survey conducted by Gallup Korea from July 8 to 10, involving 1,005 voters aged 18 and older nationwide (with a 95% confidence level and a sampling error of ±3.1 percentage points), former Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung garnered 37%, while former Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Moon-soo received 9%.
Following were Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo at 5%, former People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon at 4%, and reform party preliminary presidential candidate Lee Jun-seok, acting Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, and People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo each at 2%, while former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and former People Power Party lawmaker Yoo Seung-min each got 1%.
However, 30% did not specify an individual.
Among the Democratic Party supporters, former leader Lee's approval rating was recorded at 81%. Among People Power Party supporters, former Minister Kim garnered 27%, Mayor Hong received 14%, and former leader Han got 13%, while 27% withheld their opinions.
The party support rates were recorded as 41% for the Democratic Party, 30% for the People Power Party, 3% for the Justice and Reform Party, 1% for the Progressive Party, and 20% for the nonpartisan group. The Democratic Party remained at the same level as in the previous survey, while support for the People Power Party dropped by 5 percentage points.
This survey was conducted via interviews with randomly selected virtual phone numbers. The contact rate was 38.2%, and the response rate was 14.9%. For more details, refer to the Central Election Survey Deliberation Commission.