"10,000 Won Miracle"... 'Storm' Lee Jun-seok Surpasses 100 Million Won in Donations Just Three Days After Fundraising Start

Cumulative Donations Exceeding Approximately 120 Million Won
Unexpected Developments Following Party Leader Candidacy Declaration on the 20th
Leading in Polls and Passing Preliminary Primary in First Place

Former Supreme Council Member and People Power Party leadership candidate Lee Jun-seok visited Samsung Lions Park in Suseong-gu, Daegu on the afternoon of the 28th to watch a baseball game and took a photo with a baseball fan who recognized him. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Ju-hyung] Former Supreme Council member Lee Jun-seok, who caused a 'storm' by ranking first in the preliminary race for the People Power Party leadership, reportedly raised over 100 million won in donations just three days after starting the fundraising campaign.

According to multiple media reports on the 30th, Lee had raised approximately 120 million won in cumulative donations by that day. It has been about three days since the fundraising began on the 28th.

Earlier, right after passing the preliminary race on the 28th, Lee posted on his social media account, "We are starting the fundraising committee," and said, "I want to create a miracle of 10,000 won, no more, no less."

It appears that the 2030 generation youth base supporting Lee actively participated in the fundraising. Shortly after the donations started, posts certifying small donations to Lee appeared on various online communities and social media.

Meanwhile, Lee officially declared his candidacy for the People Power Party leadership election on the 20th and has since shown successive 'surprises.'

At that time, Lee held a press conference at the People Power Party Central Office in Yeouido, Seoul, stating, "I will be straightforward. I want to become the party leader," and urged reform by saying, "To sustain the support of young supporters, we must change significantly."

After announcing his candidacy, Lee caused a stir by ranking first in polls for the next party leader. Moreover, he passed the preliminary cutoff for the People Power Party leadership election held on the 28th in first place.

This cutoff was based on a combined result of polls conducted by two organizations, each surveying 2,000 general citizens and 2,000 party members, weighted equally 1:1. Lee recorded 41%, followed by former lawmaker Na Kyung-won (29%), lawmaker Joo Ho-young (15%), lawmaker Hong Moon-pyo (5%), and lawmaker Cho Kyung-tae (4%).

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