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'Yoo is worst-performing mayor'
By Lee Kyung-min
Yoo Jeong-bok
By Lee Kyung-min
Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok of the ruling Saenuri Party is the worst performer among 17 governors and mayors of metropolitan cities, an opinion poll shows.
According to the survey conducted by Gallup Korea, Yoo’s approval rating was the lowest with only 37 percent saying he is “doing well,” while 29 percent said he is “doing poorly.”
The firm asked 14,116 men and women aged 18 and over from November to December last year.
Ulsan Mayor Kim Gi-hyeon of the Saenuri Party had the highest approval rating with 67 percent giving him positive answers, while only nine percent said they are not satisfied with his performance.
North Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Kwan-yong of the same party ranked second with 63 percent of positive answers and 11 percent of negative answers.
Both Jeju Island Governor Won Hee-ryong of the Saenuri Party and Gangwon Province Governor Choi Moon-soon of the main opposition New Politics for Democratic Alliance (NPAD) ranked third.
Gwangju Mayor Yoon Jang-hyun of the NPAD ranked second to last with only 40 percent of positive answers and 29 negative answers.