Seoul: Six out of ten South Koreans believe it would be undesirable for acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to run in the June 3 presidential election, a poll showed Thursday.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the National Barometer Survey revealed that 66 percent of respondents found Han's candidacy undesirable, a figure that significantly surpasses the 24 percent who deemed it "desirable."
The opposition to Han's potential candidacy was particularly strong among supporters of the liberal Democratic Party, with an overwhelming 91 percent expressing that it would be "undesirable" for Han to enter the upcoming election.
The survey was conducted by pollsters Embrain Public, Kstat Research, Korea Research, and Hankook Research. It gathered responses from 1,001 individuals aged 18 and older between Monday and Wednesday. The poll carries a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level.
Despite ongoing speculation regarding his potential candidacy, Han did not register to compete in the conservative People Power Party's primary earlier this week.