Ko Jung-ae
The author is the editor-in-chief at the JoongAng Sunday.
One number in a recent survey by polling firm Research View caught my attention. The survey measured favorability toward current and former presidents, treating those ratings as a political litmus test that reflects voters’ ideological identities and the balance of power between rival political camps.
The number was 2.6 percent.
President Lee Jae Myung and first lady Kim Hea Kyung speak with a vendor during a visit to Namhang Market in Busan on May 27. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]
