Hong Jun-pyo "If Justice Lives, Both Party Sentiment and Public Opinion Will Win"

"Winning Public Opinion but Losing Party Support? Ridiculous and Frustrating"

Hong Joon-pyo, a presidential primary candidate of the People Power Party, visited the Gyeonggi-do Party Committee of the People Power Party in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do on the morning of the 4th, held a meeting, and gave a greeting. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Hong Jun-pyo, a presidential primary candidate of the People Power Party, expressed confidence on the 4th ahead of the final candidate selection, saying, "If justice is alive, I will win both party members' and public support."

On the same day, Hong wrote on his Facebook, "I rebuilt and protected the party, and now I am the only one who can definitely beat Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party candidate. How could they support someone who just came from outside?"

He said, "Normally, I should win the party members' support and lose the public support, but strangely, people say I win the public support and lose the party members' support," expressing his feelings that "it is both absurd and frustrating."

He continued, "I find it hard to understand why such rumors are spreading about the party I have protected for 26 years," adding, "If a party ignores those who protected it during difficult times and instead favors those who split the party or harmed it, then that is not a normal party."

Meanwhile, the final voter turnout for the People Power Party's presidential candidate selection reached a record high.

Among 569,059 eligible voters, 363,569 participated in the final primary voting held over four days from the 1st. The final turnout was calculated at 63.89%. This is the highest since the current voter system began in 2011, surpassing the 49.94% turnout of the second preliminary primary by more than 10 percentage points.

The People Power Party plans to announce the final presidential candidate at 2 p.m. on the 5th by reflecting 50% of the voter turnout and 50% of public opinion polls conducted among general citizens.

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