Democratic Party Supporters Split on Merger with Reform Party: 44% For, 43% Against

Opinion among Democratic Party supporters on a merger with the Cho Kuk Innovation Party was deadlocked at 44% in favor and 43% opposed. The figures come from a telephone survey of 1,002 adults aged 18 and older nationwide conducted by Gallup Korea from Nov. 10 to 12 (margin of error ±3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level).

Among all respondents, opposition outweighed support, with 38% against and 26% in favor, while 36% reserved judgment. Public opinion on merging the two parties (unifying them into a single party) was divided even within each party's support base.

Views also differed by political leaning. Among the 41 supporters of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party (margin of error ±15 percentage points), 70% favored the merger and 19% opposed it. Among centrists and conservatives, support for the merger lagged at 20% and 15%, respectively.