Busan Mayor Preliminary Candidate Lee Eon-ju Defeats Park Min-sik in First Round of Unification

Holding a Press Conference on the 24th for Official Announcement

On the 18th, at the TV debate among the People Power Party's Busan mayoral primary candidates held at Busan KNN, preliminary candidates Eonju Lee and Minsik Park are pledging to do their best. [Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] In the People Power Party's Busan mayoral preliminary candidate poll, preliminary candidate Lee Eon-ju defeated preliminary candidate Park Min-sik.

The result of the poll to unify the candidates under Lee will be officially announced at a press conference on the 24th.

According to the preliminary candidate's camp, in the unification poll conducted on the 23rd, Lee was ahead of Park.

Lee's camp stated that they plan to officially announce the victory at the City Council briefing room on the 24th.

According to the current Public Official Election Act, the exact margin of support between the two candidates is not expected to be disclosed.

The two candidates officially unified on the 22nd and conducted a poll with 800 respondents on the 23rd for unification.

Accordingly, ahead of the April 7 Busan mayoral by-election, the People Power Party is moving toward final unification with former Dong-A University professor Park Hyung-joon after unifying preliminary candidate Lee Eon-ju and former Busan Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs Park Seong-hoon.

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