People Power Party Main Primary Poll Adopts 'Four-Choice' Format... Includes Head-to-Head Matchups in Questions

Questioning Competitiveness Based on One-on-One Duel Assumption
Options Are 'Four Multiple-Choice'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] The People Power Party has adopted a 'four-choice multiple-choice' format for the main primary public opinion poll to decide the presidential candidate. However, to reflect competitiveness in the general election, the question will be based on a 'hypothetical one-on-one match,' asking which of the four candidates is most competitive.

Seong Il-jong, a member of the People Power Party and chairman of the Election Commission's Public Opinion Poll Committee, told reporters after the Election Commission meeting on the 26th, "We finalized the approach by asking questions based on hypothetical one-on-one matchups and inquiring about general election competitiveness."

According to the Election Commission's explanation, the main primary public opinion poll questions will likely ask 'Who is most competitive against Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate?' along with 'Lee Jae-myung vs. Yoon Seok-yeol,' 'Lee Jae-myung vs. Yoo Seung-min,' 'Lee Jae-myung vs. Won Hee-ryong,' and 'Lee Jae-myung vs. Hong Joon-pyo.'

Furthermore, the choices are expected to be presented in a four-choice multiple-choice format, asking for the names of the four People Power Party candidates respectively.

Regarding this decision, Representative Seong explained, "Election Commission Chairman Jeong Hong-won previously stated that questions would be asked one-on-one, and we included the statement that questions about one-on-one matchups in the general election would be asked to determine which of the four candidates has general election competitiveness."

He added, "I would like to emphasize that the focus was placed on the most important issue of regime change. Also, after the election, we will heed the people's wishes to form a unified front and proceed as one team, and today's conclusion was made to best fit that spirit."

Regarding disagreements among candidates over the question items, he said, "We collected opinions from the candidates three times in advance. The Election Commission made the final decision by considering both the campaign teams' opinions and expert opinions."

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