Cheon Haram on Lee Junseok’s 7% Exit Poll: "Still Proud... Preparing for Local Elections"

Cheon Haram, Standing Chief Election Committee Chair of the Reform New Party, stated on June 3, following the terrestrial broadcasters’ exit poll indicating that Lee Junseok, the Reform New Party’s presidential candidate, had secured a vote share in the 7% range, "Even so, I am proud of candidate Lee Junseok. From now on, we will devote ourselves to preparing for the local elections."

Immediately after the exit poll results from the three terrestrial broadcasters were announced that evening, Cheon said, "I am truly proud of and grateful to every voter who chose candidate Lee Junseok, overcoming the psychology of avoiding wasted votes and habitual voting patterns."

Cheon emphasized, "Compared to the two major parties, we were overwhelmingly disadvantaged in terms of funding and organization, but we completed this race splendidly, relying only on the people." He added, "Candidate Lee did not lie to the people. I believe he personally demonstrated to the public what it means to uphold conviction and principles, rather than making choices based on political engineering."

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(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Youngseok = On June 3, Cheon Haram, Standing Chief Election Committee Chair of the Reform New Party, expressed his thoughts after reviewing the exit poll results from three major broadcasters at the party’s vote counting situation room set up in the National Assembly Members’ Office Building in Yeouido, Seoul. 2025.6.3

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He continued, "Although it appears that we will not achieve our goal of winning the election, those who witnessed candidate Lee Junseok’s principled campaign and impressive completion of the race will agree that he has shown the qualities of a future leader who can guide the Republic of Korea."

Cheon stated, "Through this presidential election, I truly believe that the number of people supporting the Reform New Party because of candidate Lee Junseok’s conviction and appeal will more than double." He added, "The members of the Reform New Party will now devote themselves to preparing for the local elections with candidate Lee, so that this achievement does not dissipate but continues to grow."