PRESIDENT AND PREMIER BOTH HAVE LOW APPROVAL RATES|民調:蔡總統滿意度新低38% 林揆32%

Same sex marriage has been hotly debated recently and many believe that President Tsai Ing-wen's approval rating suffers consequently, which stands at just 38 percent, a new low since taking office in May. On the other hand, Premier Lin Chuan has a 60 percent disapproval rating. The legalization of marriage rights for LGBTQ people sparked controversy. According to opinion polls conducted by the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation, in November, numbers of those for and against were equal. By December, those against had made significant strides, overtaking by 18 percentage points. In simple terms, only 37.8 percent support equal marriage rights and 56 percent were against. ==YOU YING-LUNG Chair, Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation== Over the past month those campaigning for and against marriage equality have worked hard to gain support, so now we see the support for marriage equality has peaked and is receding. Whether the legislature should create a special law for equal marriage rights, has an even number of those for and against with 44 percent on each side, showing a lack of general consensus. Up to 70 percent feel that the Legislative Yuan need not rush to get any legislation passed. In related news, satisfaction rates in the new government have fallen ever since it took office. Currently only 38 percent are satisfied. The leadership crisis continues to intensify, as Premier Lin Chuan only has a 38 percent satisfaction rate and nearly 60 percent dissatisfaction. Polls also show that 60 percent of respondents were dissatisfied with the government's economic performance. ==SHIH CHENG-FENG Prof. National Dong Hwa University== She (Tsai Ing-wen) is a whip, but although she is a whip, and she gives the orders, on many issues the executive departments are not offering proposals, it is really strange she doesn't dare to take responsibility or make her stance clear. The level of discontent seems to be gathering force. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 同性婚姻合法化引發論戰。台灣民意基金會最新民調顯示，11月挺同和反同的勢力旗鼓相當，到了12月，反同大幅邁進，贏過挺同18個百分點，簡單來說，只剩下37.8%贊成同性婚姻合法化，有高達56%是反對的。 ==台灣民意基金會董事長 游盈隆== 過去這一個月 挺同反同勢力 其實都很努力 結果面來看 挺同的高潮 似乎暫時的褪去 是否立專法保障同性婚姻，贊成與反對各有四成四，顯示目前社會上是零共識，有高達七成一認為，目前立法院不需急著立法通過。針對總統蔡英文上台後，民調一路下滑，滿意度再向下探底，目前只剩38%的滿意度，領導危機持續加劇，行政院長林全的滿意度只剩下三成二，將近六成不滿意。 ==東華大學教授 施正鋒== 她(蔡英文)是一條鞭 總算已經一條鞭了 感覺上是說 她下軍令狀 但是她很多東西 行政部門是不提案的 這是很奇怪 表示說 她不敢表態不敢負責任 民調也顯示了，對於蔡政府的經濟表現，有六成不滿意，從8月到12月，民眾不滿意度節節升高。 記者 林欣儀 陳立峰 台北報導