"The power of the people, 35% democracy, 33%..."A reversal within the margin of error" [NBS]

For the first time since the emergency martial law crisis, the ruling and opposition parties' support for political parties has reversed within the margin of error, according to a poll.

In a three-day national index survey conducted by Embrain Public, KStat Research, Korea Research, and Korea Research on 1,005 people aged 18 or older nationwide from the 13th,
Support for the
party was 35%, up 3% from last week, while the Democratic Party of Korea fell 3% to 33%.

It is the first time in the same survey that the power of the people has outpaced the Democratic Party since the fourth week of September.

Regarding the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol, 59% of the respondents said the Constitutional Court should cite impeachment and 36% said it should be dismissed.

Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, was 28%, followed by Kim Moon-soo, the Minister of Employment and Labor, 8%, Daegu Mayor Hong Joon Pyo, 6%, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, and Han Dong-hoon, the former representative of the People's Power, 5%.

In the next presidential election, 48% said that opposition candidates should be elected to change the government, and 41% said that ruling party candidates should be elected to re-create the government.

For more information, refer to the Central Election Public Opinion Review Committee, the National Indicator Survey, and the NBS website.


○ Investigation and requesting agency: Embrain Public, Cat Research, Korea Research, Korea Research
○ Survey period: January 13, 2025 (for three days)
○ Sample error: ±3.1 percentage points (95% confidence level)
○ Survey target: 1,005 people aged 18 or older nationwide
○ Survey Method: Phone interview survey using mobile phone virtual number (100%)
○ For more information, such as the full questionnaire, refer to the National Election Opinion Review Committee, the National Indicator Survey, and the NBS website