Kim Young-chun "Humbly Accepting the Outcome Before the Great Wave of Public Sentiment"

On the afternoon of the 7th, Kim Young-chun, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate for Busan mayor, expressed his acceptance of the defeat in the April 7 Busan mayoral by-election at the Busanjin-gu campaign office in Busan. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Kim Young-choon, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate for Busan mayor, accepted the results after the 4.7 by-election broadcasters' exit poll was announced, stating, "I humbly accept the results in the face of the great wave of public sentiment." In the broadcasters' exit poll for the Busan mayoral by-election that day, Park Hyung-joon of the People Power Party received 64.0%, while Kim Young-choon of the Democratic Party of Korea received 33.0%.

On the 7th, the three major broadcasters (KBS, MBC, SBS) announced the exit poll results for the Seoul and Busan mayoral by-elections conducted by KEP (Korea Election Pool), an organization under the Korea Broadcasting Association. The poll was conducted by three research institutions: Ipsos, Korea Research International, and Hankook Research. According to the broadcasters' exit poll for the Busan mayoral by-election, Park Hyung-joon of the People Power Party received 64.0%, while Kim Young-choon of the Democratic Party of Korea received 33.0%.

At around 10:05 p.m., Kim was asked for his thoughts on the exit poll results at the Busan party situation room and said, "I humbly accept the results in the face of the great wave of public sentiment." He added briefly, "The Democratic Party and I will never give up on the dream of Busan."

After Kim's remarks, applause broke out in the party situation room, and some people were seen wiping away tears.

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