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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
GNP Could Get Legislative Win in South Korea
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The Grand National Party (GNP) is clearly the dominant political force in South Korea, according to a poll by Research Plus published in The Hankyoreh. 49.8 per cent of respondents would back the conservative GNP in this year’s next legislative election.
The United New Democratic Party (UNDP) is a distant second with 10.7 per cent, followed by the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) with 4.6 per cent, the Creative Korea Party (CKP) with 2.6 per cent, the Liberty Forward Party (LFP) with 2.4 per cent, and the Democratic Party (DP) with 1.9 per cent.
In December 2007, GNP candidate Lee Myung-bak—a former mayor of Seoul—won the presidential election with 48.7 per cent of the vote. Lee will be sworn in on Feb. 25.
In the 2004 legislative election, the Uri Party—closely tied to outgoing South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun—secured a slim majority in the National Assembly with 152 of the 299 seats at stake. The GNP was second, with 121 mandates.
On Feb. 5, president-elect Lee urged new businesses in South Korea to explore opportunities to combat global warming, saying, "The environment industry has emerged as an important business sector due to climate changes on the world. In the case of the United States, there is a study about 5 million jobs that were created over related businesses."
The South Korean legislative election is scheduled for Apr. 9
Polling Data
Which party would you vote for in the legislative election?
|
Grand National Party (GNP) |
49.8% |
|
United New Democratic Party (UNDP) |
10.7% |
|
Democratic Labour Party (DLP) |
4.6% |
|
Creative Korea Party (CKP) |
2.6% |
|
Liberty Forward Party (LFP) |
2.4% |
|
Democratic Party (DP) |
1.9% |
Source: Research Plus / The Hankyoreh
Methodology: Interviews with 1,000 South Korean adults, conducted on Feb. 2, 2007. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.