Eonju Lee Defeats Minsik Park to Win 'Busan Mayor Candidate Unification'

Public Opinion Survey Conducted on 800 Busan Citizens on the 23rd

Lee Eon-ju, People Power Party Busan mayoral primary candidate Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Lee Eon-ju, a candidate in the People Power Party primary, has emerged as the sole candidate, surpassing Park Min-sik.

Lee Eon-ju, who is running in the April 7 Busan mayoral by-election, won the unification contest against Park Min-sik. Attention is focused on whether Lee, having agreed to unify, can form a two-horse race against Park Hyung-joon.

On the morning of the 24th, the two candidates held a press conference at the Busan City Council briefing room and announced, "According to the opinion poll results for candidate unification, Lee Eon-ju has won." On the 23rd, the two candidates conducted a poll of 800 Busan citizens asking about the "suitability for Busan mayor." The poll results announced that night confirmed Lee Eon-ju as the final unified candidate, surpassing Park Min-sik.

This came just two days after the two candidates officially announced their unification on the 22nd. Previously, both candidates had stated, "The unified candidate must be decided before the joint debate on the 25th."

On this day, candidate Lee Eon-ju expressed, "I deeply thank Park Min-sik for graciously proposing unification first and successfully leading the unification primary process," and added, "I extend my gratitude to the citizens of Busan who supported Park Min-sik hoping for change in Busan and the People Power Party, as well as to everyone who chose me, Lee Eon-ju."

With this, candidate Lee Eon-ju will compete as the unified candidate against People Power Party primary candidates Park Hyung-joon and Park Seong-hoon. Only these three candidates will participate in the People Power Party Busan mayoral preliminary joint debate broadcast on KNN on the 25th.

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