In the Supreme Council Member Primary, Kim Min-seok Ranks 1st with 20.05%
In the Ulsan primary of the nationwide party member convention to elect the next leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, candidate Lee Jae-myung achieved a landslide victory, securing over 90% of the votes against candidates Kim Doo-kwan and Kim Ji-soo.
Democratic Party of Korea leader candidate Lee Jae-myung is delivering his policy speech at the joint speech meeting for party leader and supreme councilor candidates held at EXCO in Buk-gu, Daegu on the 21st. [Image source=Yonhap News]
According to the Democratic Party on the 27th, candidate Lee received 90.56% of the votes in the 5th regional tour primary online voting for party members held at the Ulsan Munsu Gymnasium. Candidate Kim Doo-kwan received 8.08%, and candidate Kim Ji-soo received 1.36% of the votes.
Candidate Lee has been continuously winning by a large margin, achieving a cumulative vote share of 91.7% in the 1st to 4th primaries (Jeju, Incheon, Gangwon, Daegu·Gyeongbuk). The cumulative vote shares for candidates Kim Doo-kwan and Kim Ji-soo in the 1st to 4th primaries were 7.19% and 1.11%, respectively.
In the Ulsan primary for the Supreme Council member, candidate Kim Min-seok took first place with 20.05%. He was followed by Jeong Bong-ju (16.10%), Jeon Hyun-hee (13.96%), Kim Byung-joo (13.13%), Han Jun-ho (12.84%), Lee Eon-ju (12.23%), Min Hyung-bae (5.99%), and Kang Seon-woo (5.69%).
The Democratic Party plans to continue the primaries in the Busan and Gyeongnam regions later that afternoon.
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