October 2017
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Period Agency President’s Rating: for // against Toburo Free Korea People’s Party Bareun Party of Justice July 24 to 26 Realmeter 74.7% //18.7% 54.7% 15.1% 4.9% 4.8% 6.2% August 28 to 30 Gallup Korea 73.4% //21.5% 52.2% 16,8% 6.2% 6.5% 6% August 28 to September 1 Realmeter 73.1% //21.8% 51,3% 16,4% 6.4% 6.5% 6.2% September 5 to 7 Gallup Korea 72% 20% 50% 12% 4% 7% 5% September 4 to 8 Realmeter 69.1% //24.6% 49.7% 16,7% 5.7% 6.3% 5.7% September 11 to 13 Realmeter 66.8% //26.8% 49.1% 18,6% 5.6% 5.1% 6.2% September 11 to 15 Realmeter 67.1% //26.8% 49,3% 18,4% 5% 5% 5.8% September 19 to 21 Gallup Korea 70% 47% 11% 5% 6% 6% September 25 to 27 Realmeter 68.6% //25.2% 50,8% 16.6% 6.6% 5.4% 5.4% September 25 to 29 Realmeter 67.7% //26% 49,7% 17,1% 6.6% 5.6% 6%The reason for the decline in Moon’s popularity is understandable on the whole: he makes loud promises and excellent statements, but (as one of the slogans at the rally against him read) “is he really in the driver’s seat”? This is most clearly visible in inter-Korean relations. At a press conference dedicated to his one hundred days in office, Moon Jae-in stated that the installation of a nuclear warhead on an intercontinental ballistic vehicle was the “red line” in the provocative actions of the North, but now, both an ICBM and a warhead have been put in place, yet the situation is not changing. As the result, the conservative forces believe that the president is too lenient towards the DPRK, and that he should take a more decisive position and begin acting in order to surmount the crisis. [Moon Jae-in] [Public opinion]