[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] On the 5th, the People Power Party selected former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol as its presidential candidate for next year.
People Power Party presidential primary candidates Yoon Seok-yeol and Hong Joon-pyo are applauding side by side while greeting party members at the 2nd party convention held on the 5th at the Baekbeom Kim Koo Memorial Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, to select the 20th presidential candidate. Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers Group
The People Power Party confirmed former Prosecutor General Yoon as the presidential candidate through party member voting (50%) and public opinion polls (50%) conducted from the 1st to the 4th.
Former Prosecutor General Yoon received 47.85% of the combined votes from the public opinion polls and party member voting. Although Yoon trailed behind Representative Hong in the public opinion polls, he led in the party member voting and was confirmed as the presidential candidate.
Representative Hong Jun-pyo of the People Power Party secured 41.5%, placing second. Former Representative Yoo Seung-min received 7.47%, and former Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong obtained 3.17%.
In this primary, out of a total of 569,059 party members, 363,569 voted, and public opinion polls were conducted by four polling organizations targeting 6,000 adult men and women.
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