Survey Shows that Opposition Party’s Election Victory Not Based on Merit

Here are some interesting survey results from Koreans who voted in the Seoul and Busan mayoral elections that were decisive defeats for President Moon’s ruling Democratic Party:

Only three percent felt the PPP won because of its policies, another three percent because voters supported the individual candidate, and a measly one percent attributed the victory to the main opposition’s accomplishments in the National Assembly. Even among PPP supporters, 81 percent admitted that the party won because of the ruling party’s mistakes.

Some 43 percent blamed the Minjoo Party’s failed real-estate policies for its defeat, followed by its refusal to admit its mistakes (18 percent), railroading through of unpopular policies (15 percent) and lack of remorse over the sexual harassment scandals that ousted the former Seoul and Busan mayors (10 percent).

Some 46 percent said the vote was only a warning to Cheong Wa Dae and the ruling party, but the same proportion said voters have completely turned their backs on President Moon Jae-in and the MP, so it remains to be seen how these ambivalent sentiments play out in the presidential election next year.

Chosun Ilbo

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