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Park Geun-hye has led the NFP back to the top of public opinion polls

Conservatives gain ground ahead of Korean legislative elections

By Andy Jackson Wed, Mar 14, 2012 2:53AM UTC View Comments

It appears that the New Frontier Party has done the right thing in once again turning to Park Geun-hye in its time of need. Park has helped the NFP overcome its ties to unpopular president Lee Myung-bak to soar past its main rival, the progressive Democratic Unified Party, in the latest Realmeter poll. The NFP gained four...

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Poll: Natural disaster and mismanagement caused floods – Part 2

By Bangkok Pundit Wed, Nov 30, 2011 2:59PM UTC Comments Off

BP has already blogged on the Bangkok University Poll. Now, there is a NIDA Poll which surveyed 1,273 people in all regions of the country from November 18-20.* The interesting part of the NIDA Poll is the breakdown by region of the answers given. Question 1: Views of the public on the reasons what caused...

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SKorea: Moon Jae-in overtakes Sohn Hak-kyu in presidential poll

By Andy Jackson Mon, Aug 08, 2011 9:15PM UTC View Comments

Moon Jae-in is showing renewed strength as a presidential candidate (Naver photo)

I noted last week that rising progressive star Moon Jae-in was gaining on Democratic Party chair, Sohn Hak-kyu, in polling for next year’s presidential election in Korea and was in striking distance of overtaking him. Scratch that. Moon has now overtaken Sohn and is leading among all progressives. The latest poll from Realmeter has Moon’s...

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Korea: Lee gets Olympics boost

By Andy Jackson Wed, Jul 13, 2011 9:00PM UTC View Comments

President Lee Myung-bak hugs Olympic Committee President Kim Yong-sung while ice staking Olympic gold medalist reacts to news that Pyeongchang will host the 2018 Winter Olympics.

After several weeks in the doldrums, South Korean president Lee Myung-bak enjoyed a jump in public support from 28.5 percent to 32.5 percent. His negative was 55.1 The reason for Lee’s boost can be described in one word: Pyeongchang. International Olympic Committee announced in a meeting in Durban, South Africa, that the Korean resort city had won the...

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SKorean presidential poll: Park well ahead but Sohn closes gap

By Andy Jackson Tue, Jun 21, 2011 11:52AM UTC View Comments

Sohn Hak-kyu (left) and Park Geun-hye play nice at a recent meeting of the Strategy and Finance Committee of the National Assembly.

Former Grand National Party chairwoman Park Geun-hye still holds a commanding lead for Korea’s presidential election next year but Democratic Party Sohn Hak-kyu has closed the gap somewhat, according to a poll taken by Realmeter. Park had the support of 49.2 percent of respondents while Sohn had the backing of 37.6 percent. Park’s support has remained...

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