The Presidential Election


These days, students are concerned about the upcoming presidential election. The Keimyung Gazette carried out a survey on the presidential election with 200 university students.


1. Have you searched for information about the presidential candidates?
① Yes (54%) ② No (46%)

2. What factors are important as a presidential candidate?
① Policies (43%)
② Character (41%)
③ Political party (10%)
④ Other (6%)

3. What is your political tendency?
① Progressive (39%)
② Moderate (28%)
③ I’m not interested in politics (22%)
④ Conservative (11%)

4. When you choose among presidential candidates, what are you influenced by?
① Mass media (59%)
② Your own political opinion (18%)
③ The people around you (12%)
④ SNS (Twitter, Facebook) (10%)
⑤ Other (1%)

5. What is the most important requirement of the president?
① Communication (45%)
② Implementing election pledges (29%)
③ Political experience (12%)
④ Diplomatic ability (11%)
⑤ Other (3%)

The Keimyung Gazette found that 54% of students searched for information about the presidential candidates and mainly look at the policies of the presidential candidates. Also, students’ political tendency is progressive. When students choose the president, they are influenced by the mass media. Lastly, students think that the president has to communicate with people.