When President Yoon Seok-yeol’s support for state affairs fell to 40% beyond the dead cross in a Gallup Korea poll, Cho Jung-dong also raised the level of criticism with one voice. In particular, JoongAng Sunday, an affiliate of the JoongAng Ilbo, is attracting attention as it is the first to mention lame duck, saying that there is a risk of falling into lame duck in the early stages of the administration.
Jo Jung-dong also cited personnel issues as the biggest cause. Analysts say that even following having a person with a history of drunk driving and sexual harassment be seated in the minister’s office, President Yoon sarcasticly remarked, “I’ve seen such a wonderful person,” gave birth to a class of people.
‘ which was published on the 9th of JoongAng Sunday, a weekend edition[선데이 칼럼] In ‘The Sound of Fairness and Common sense collapsing’, editor Han Kyung-hwan said, “These results can be said to be self-sufficient,” referring to the fact that the previous day’s poll by Gallup Korea yielded 37% positive and 49% negative.
An editor said, “The Yun Seok-yeol administration is not responding properly even though the economic difficulties are aggravating due to high prices, shortage of raw materials, and high interest rates. It is becoming an optimal material for causing noise and eroding approval ratings.” One editor pointed out that “President Yoon’s door stepping briefing was initially accepted as novelty, but he is increasingly forgetting his points with unrefined remarks.”
Regarding the point that President Yoon said, ‘I didn’t pay attention to the decline in approval ratings, it doesn’t mean much’, he said, “Is that so? He pointed out, “Is it possible to be detached and stick to my way even when there are ‘dead crosses’ here and there?
An editor criticized, “Although the general election is two years later, can the Yun Seok-yeol government and the power of the people reverse the collapse of public opinion in the meantime? This is the first time that conservative media have even raised concerns regarding a lame duck.
Yoon Seok-man, editorial member of the JoongAng Ilbo, also analyzed the factors behind President Yoon’s dissension in public opinion in a video editorial broadcast on the evening of the 8th. In a video editorial titled ‘Have you seen such a wonderful person, the public perception of the president called by Ivan’, Yoon said in a video editorial, President Yoon said at the door stepping (summary interview) on the 5th, “Have you seen such a wonderful person among the people nominated by the previous administration?… Please compare it with other governments.” Regarding this, he said, “The president’s reaction to the personnel issue is unfortunate. It’s because he didn’t read the public sentiment properly,” he said. Commissioner Yoon said, “It has been two months since the inauguration of the government, but the personnel controversy continues. The people want to hear an honest explanation from the president. It is difficult to simply move on to thinking that it is better than the previous administration.”
Despite President Yoon’s remarks on the 4th that ‘approval ratings are meaningless’, member Yoon Seok-man said, “There is a clear reason for the current dissension of public sentiment.” “The key factor was the personnel issue. There were also opinions that it was dogmatic.” In response to President Yoon’s remarks to Minister Park Soon-ae, who was accused of drunk driving and plagiarism of his thesis, “I had a hard time being attacked by the media and opposition parties,” Yoon said. “What is different from what you did?” He emphasized, “We should not be obsessed with approval ratings, but we should not ignore the warnings of the public.” “No politician wins the hearts of the people,” he advised.
The Dong-A Ilbo, which criticizes President Yoon Seok-yeol every day, also strongly criticized the results of a South Korean Gallup poll with a 37% approval rating for President Yoon. The Dong-A Ilbo’s editorial, ‘Two months following taking office, the approval rating of 30%… “The current government and the ruling party are facing a crisis of three highs of high inflation, high interest rates and high exchange rates, but they are not showing their ability to respond,” he said. not,” he wrote. The Dong-A Ilbo explained, “A typical example is the appointment of Park Soon-ae as the Minister of Education, who has a history of drunk driving, and Song Ok-ryeol, a professor at Seoul National University Law School, who caused a stir for his sexual harassment remarks, as the chairman of the Fair Trade Commission.”
He also pointed out President Yoon’s remarks during a brief meeting on his way to work. When he pointed out that the personnel verification failed, he said, ‘I am proud that I was selected thoroughly, and it is nothing compared to the previous government’, and when I was concerned regarding personnel biased from the prosecution, he insisted that ‘a country where lawyers broadly enter politics and relations is a state governed by the law’. 52 The newspaper reported that President Yoon even caused confusion regarding the hourly work system. The Dong-A Ilbo said, “It is a serious crisis signal that President Yoon’s approval rating has fallen to the 30% level within just two months of taking office.” The newspaper also pointed out that it is too easy if you think you don’t need to worry regarding approval ratings.
The Chosun Ilbo also reported on the 9th that in an article titled ‘The support rate for the former is 37%, the support rate is for the former 41%…’, an official from the presidential office said, “Some of the president’s remarks and attitudes seem to have increased negative evaluation.” The Chosun Ilbo reported that a passport official said, “The president’s remarks must have been taken as anger to the people who were expecting a message of reflection on the case of personnel failure.”
The Kyunghyang Shimbun also published an editorial on the same date, ‘President Yoon’s approval rating has fallen to the 30% level, and the public’s warning must be taken seriously’, saying, “The biggest factor in the sharp drop in approval rating is personnel issues.” However, he pointed out that the actual personnel appointments resulted in ‘prosecution bias’, ‘moderate personal acquaintances’, and ‘forced appointment of inappropriate personnel’. The Kyunghyang Shinmun reported that “A controversy arose over the fact that Mr. Shin, the spouse of Lee Won-mo’s HR secretary, accompanied the Yoon couple to the NATO summit schedule as a civilian and boarded a private plane,” and “ It also mentioned the fact that President Yoon’s relative, Choi, is serving as a senior administrative officer in the presidential office.”
The Kyunghyang Shinmun reported that President Yoon responded to a question regarding working for relatives at Doorstepping on the 8th as “comrades who have been working hard together for the election,” and only replied, “It seems that the spokesperson has already said it” to the controversy over Shin’s non-elected assistant. “It’s disappointing,” he said. The newspaper wrote, “Despite the growing criticism of public opinion, he declared ‘I will go my own way’ rather than apologizing or expressing regret.”
The Kyunghyang Shinmun advises, “President Yoon should take the warnings of the public seriously and reflect on the basics of state management such as personnel issues. did.