TSAI'S APPROVAL RATING DROPS FURTHER, CABINET WEAK|民調:蔡英文施政滿意度41% 不滿意度42%

President Tsai Ing wen's approval rating has dropped from 69.9 percent in May to 41.4 percent yesterday, even below her disapproval rating. Scholars believe, concerning issues such as "one fixed day off and one flexible rest day" and "import of foods from radiation-contaminated areas from Japan", the opponents outnumber the proponents, which suggests the policy-making is in the opposite direction of the public sentiment. President Tsai attended the Presidential Innovation Award Forum, hoping to drive the economic development by innovation. Her approval rating has dropped for the past six months. The recent poll on President Tsai's performance shows 41.4% are satisfied while 42.6% unsatisfied. This is a crisis of leadership. Over 50% of people think the Cabinet, dubbed an incompetent Cabinet, fails to solve problems. Opponents outnumber proponents on issues like "one fixed day off, one flexible rest day" and import of foods from radiation-contaminated areas from Japan. This indicates the government stands in the opposite direction of the public sentiment. ==SHIH CHENG-FENG Professor, Nat. Dong Hwa University== She thinks her administration is good at communicating with the public. But why does everyone oppose it? Even her proponents oppose it. I think the biggest problem lies in the way she handles the country, which is sentimental management. It works for the first time, but for the second or even the third time, it will stop working magic. It won't make people shed tears. People are not just opposed to the policy. The disapproval rating rises to 48% concerning the maintenance of the status quo of the cross-strait policy, which is what the Tsai administration has always been proud of. And the approval rating drops to 41%. As high as 56% are unsatisfied with her economic performance, which gives the administration a serious warning. There is a narrow margin between proponents and opponents on same-sex marriage, both of which do not exceed half. The demarcation point is at age 40. For people under 40, as high as 64% approve of it. Over half of people who are over 40 oppose it. Cross analysis further indicates should the controversy not be dealt with properly, it would elicit more serious problems than the controversy between unification and independence 20 years ago. ==YOU YING-LUNG Chair,Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation== The impact on the society of Taiwan is beyond imagination. That's why I said Taiwan is probably not ready. Since President Tsi Ing-wen took office, her approval rating has been dropping for the six months. The civic groups once stood together with Tsai Ing-wen before the election, but now they strongly criticize her for most of the U-turn policies. How to restore the public's confidence poses a challenge to the Tsai administration. TRANSLATED BY：BRYANT CHANG 總統蔡英文出席總統創新獎國際創新論壇，要以創新驅動經濟發展，上任半年來，聲望下跌，最新的民調顯示，蔡英文的施政表現，滿意的有41.4%、不滿意的有42.6，出現領導危機，而林全內閣有超過五成，認為無能力解決問題，被解讀為「無能內閣」，在施政上，像一例一休的勞基法修法和日本核災食品進口這兩項議題，反對的都比贊成的多，顯示站在民意的對立面。 ==東華大學教授 施正鋒== 她認為她一個是最會溝通的政府 但是為什麼大家都反彈呢 包括支持者反彈 我覺得這最大的問題 是因為她目前為止是文青治國 那就是用溫情攻勢就是這個樣子 那有些東西是第一次有用 第二次有用 第三次的時候 其實那種邊際效用 那個已經不會掉眼淚了 不只政策引發反彈，連蔡政府自認最擅長維持現狀的兩岸政策，也亮起紅燈，不滿意的上升到四成八，滿意的只剩下四成一，經濟表現有高達五成六不滿意，對蔡政府來說，將是嚴重警訊。在同性婚姻合法化上，贊成和反對都未過半，比例差不多，其中，40歲是一個分界點，40歲以下，高達六成四贊成，40歲以上有過半反對，進一步交叉分析，同婚爭議如果沒處理好，恐怕比20年前的統獨爭議更加嚴重。 ==台灣民意基金會董事長 游盈隆== 對整個台灣社會的衝擊 是難以想像的 所以我講說 所以台灣可能還沒準備好 蔡政府上台半年以來，滿意度持續下滑，選前站在一起的公民團體，選後強力批判，許多政策還被批評是髮夾彎，如何挽回民眾的心，是蔡政府的一大考驗。 記者 林欣儀 彭耀祖 台北報導