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Junior Chimp
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« on: June 04, 2019, 12:12:22 AM » |
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As we all know, South Korea only allows its presidents to serve a single five-year term under its most current constitution of 1987.
It seems that this has had a (perhaps unintended) side effect on Presidential approval ratings: if you look at the approval ratings of all Presidents who were elected after 1987, you will notice the following pattern:
-The president starts out with a relatively high approval rating, and such ratings may either fall or rise during the first year.
-From the second year onwards, ratings mostly fall, such that during the second half, they are almost consistently below 50% (consistently below 30% by the end of their terms).
Based on historical patterns, it seems like the current president (Moon Jae In) is on track to follow the same general pattern as his predecessors. His current approval rating is now below 50%, well below the 80+% approval ratings he enjoyed during the first year.
I have a feeling that if South Korea allowed its presidents one additional term (like the US does), it may help them become more popular and effective at implementing their policy agenda. Does anyone else agree with this sentiment?
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