Politics · South Korea · 1 hr ago
Ruling party leads South Korea opposition by five points in new poll
A Gallup poll put South Korea’s Democratic Party at 35% and the People Power Party at 30%.
The five-point gap is the smallest since President Lee Jae-myung’s government took office.
The poll surveyed 1,000 adults by phone from October 27 to 29.
Lee’s job approval was 39%, while 49% disapproved.
Approval had reached 40% in the previous poll, after falling to 37% in September.
The Democratic Party’s support fell by two points, while the People Power Party’s rose by two; 28% said they had no preferred party.
The results show the two parties are closer in public support, but the poll does not say what will happen next.
A Gallup poll found the Democratic Party of Korea leading the People Power Party by five percentage points.
The Democratic Party had 35% support, while the People Power Party had 30%.
The gap is the narrowest since President Lee Jae-myung’s government took office.
Compared with the previous poll, support for the Democrats fell by two points and support for the People Power Party rose by two points.
- Who
- The Democratic Party of Korea and the People Power Party.
- What
- The Democratic Party leads the People Power Party by five percentage points in party support.
- When
- The poll was conducted from October 27 to 29, 2026, and published on October 30.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- The poll found that Democratic support fell by two points and People Power Party support rose by two points from the previous survey.
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Gallup conducted the poll among 1,000 people aged 18 or older nationwide.
The poll results were published, showing the Democratic Party at 35% and the People Power Party at 30%.
- Democratic Party support
- 35%
- People Power Party support
- 30%
- Party support gap
- 5 percentage points
- Poll respondents
- 1,000 people aged 18 or older
- Survey dates
- October 27–29, 2026