Lee Jun-seok, who even offered meals for the primary election vote: "If voter turnout exceeds 70%, I will cut carbohydrates for a month"

"All Party Members Are Asked to Participate in Mobile Voting"
People Power Party to Hold Member Voting on 1st-2nd... Final Candidate Announcement at Party Convention on 5th

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, has taken on a bet involving food to encourage party members to vote in the party’s presidential candidate selection.

On the 31st, Lee posted on his Facebook, urging, "So that the Republic of Korea preparing for tomorrow does not leave you out, all party members, please participate in the mobile voting starting from 9 a.m. tomorrow morning."

He continued, "A text message containing the link will be sent in the morning," and promised, "If the voter turnout exceeds 70%, I will cut out carbohydrates for a month."

On the 31st, Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, posted on his Facebook urging people to participate in the voting. Photo by Lee, captured from the leader's Facebook.

Meanwhile, the People Power Party will conduct mobile voting for responsible party members over two days, from the 1st to the 2nd, to select the presidential candidate. The final candidate will be chosen by combining 50% of the party members’ votes and 50% of the public opinion poll results.

The People Power Party will hold a party convention on the 5th at the Convention Hall of the Baekbeom Kim Koo Memorial Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, to finalize the candidate who will advance to the presidential election.

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