South Korean Opposition’s Support Slides as Yoon Defies Arrest
- Approval for opposition DP at 36% vs. 48% in last month’s poll
- 64% of respondents support Yoon’s impeachment vs. 32% against
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The support rate for South Korea’s main opposition that has been leading the impeachment campaign against President Yoon Suk Yeol dived, as investigators struggle to arrest the embattled leader.
The approval rate for the opposition Democratic Party fell to 36% in a poll released Friday by Gallup Korea, down 12 percentage points from the previous survey released in December. The support rate for Yoon’s People Power Party rose to 34% from 24% during the same period, rising above the level of support reported days before Yoon’s martial law decree.