In a recent public opinion poll, the approval rate of people in their 20s (aged 18-29) was higher at 13%. For the first time since the presidential election, the 20% line collapsed. It is more than 20 percentage points below the average approval rating of all age groups (34%), and half the approval rate of the Democratic Party in their 20s (27%). The power of the people was a political party that won the presidential and local elections in a row thanks to the solid support of those in their 20s and 60s or older until last year. However, in less than a year, the support of those in their 20s is rapidly declining.
It is said that the party leadership apparently diagnoses economic and policy factors as the background to the exodus of people in their 20s. The number of young people suffering from high prices and high interest rates, such as ‘debt’ and ‘young people’, has increased rapidly, and the recent debate over the 69 hour working hours reform scheme has fueled declining approval rates. of the MZ generation, who value practical values. There will be that attitude. However, it is possible that various phenomena that appeared at the recent party convention also contributed to the drop in approval ratings for those in their 20s.
The recent party convention was the power of the people, and people brought the same tendencies into leadership. In this way, the party will have the effect of supporting the president in perfect order. However, it is in politics and elections that diversity and active discussion within the party can garner more support than ‘one size fits all’. It may be difficult for those who like perfect order to understand, but it is a fact that has been proven in previous elections without exception.
In particular, the younger generation has a tendency that is not compatible with the constitution. At the party convention, young candidates who might have a different voice within the party, such as Cheon Ha-ram, Huh Eun-ah, Kim Yong-tae, and Lee Ki-in, were eliminated. CEO Kim Ki-hyun, who emphasized unity, inclusion and peace by calling him ‘Yeonpotang’ during the primary and election speeches, dropped the Yeonpotang pledge as if he had never done it when the primary was over, and it shows the exact opposite monopoly. Would the younger generation be attracted to this place? A party that does not receive support from young people is a party without a future, and a party without a future is on the verge of decline. If young candidates are not unconventionally nominated in next year’s general election, people power may once again receive a shocking report card.
