Yoon Seok-yeol or Hong Jun-pyo... Full-Scale Presidential Race Against Lee Jae-myung

People Power Party to Hold National Convention at Baekbeom Kim Koo Memorial Hall in Yongsan-gu at 2 PM
Ruling Opposition Party to Announce Presidential Candidate Visions
Unlike 1st and 2nd Preliminary Rounds, Vote Percentages for Each Candidate Will Be Fully Disclosed

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol declared his candidacy for the presidential election on the afternoon of June 29 at the Maeheon Yun Bong-gil Memorial Hall in Seocho-gu, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon] The People Power Party will hold its 2nd party convention at 2 p.m. on the 5th at the Baekbeom Kim Koo Memorial Hall in Yongsan-gu to select the party's presidential candidate. This marks the beginning of the final showdown between Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, and the People Power Party's candidate chosen that day.

Lee Sang-il, the public relations director of Yoon Seok-yeol's campaign, and Lee Eon-ju, co-chief of Hong Joon-pyo's campaign, both predicted victory in the primary during CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' on the same day.

Lee Sang-il said, "I don't know the result, but I expect a smooth victory," adding, "I anticipate a win by around 10 percentage points." When asked about the atmosphere of Hong's surge in the final polls, he responded, "Both the organization and the wind are with Yoon Seok-yeol," and said, "I believe we can win in the polls as well."

Hong Joon-pyo, People Power Party presidential primary candidate Photo by Yonhap News

On the other hand, Lee Eon-ju, co-chief of Hong Joon-pyo's campaign, said, "We believe we have won," adding, "In all four polls conducted last week using the same primary method, Hong was ahead by about 8 to 10 percentage points." She continued, "The public sentiment outside the party shows Hong as the dominant candidate," and said, "Among party members, there are many young people who voluntarily joined to vote for Hong."

Lee emphasized, "The voter turnout by region was highest in Sejong City, followed by Seoul," and added, "Many young party members live in Sejong City, and many responsible party members who voluntarily joined live in Seoul and the Gyeonggi area." She said, "Winning by more than 10 percentage points would be very good, but realistically, it will be difficult to win by more than that."

On the evening of the 31st of last month, the 10th joint debate for the People Power Party's presidential primary candidates was held at the KBS studio in Yeouido, Seoul. Party leader Lee Jun-seok (center) and presidential primary candidates Won Hee-ryong (from left), Yoon Seok-youl, Yoo Seung-min, and Hong Joon-pyo posed before the start of the debate. [Image source=Yonhap News]

When asked if they could become a 'one team,' Lee said, "I believe we will become one team over time," but added, "The 2040 age group that mainly supports Hong is not the traditional base of the People Power Party," and said, "We are saying that we can win smoothly only if Hong, who receives active support from this group, becomes the candidate."

According to the People Power Party, this primary will reflect 50% of party member votes and 50% of general public opinion polls. Among the four candidates?Won Hee-ryong, Yoo Seung-min, Yoon Seok-yeol, and Hong Joon-pyo (in alphabetical order)?the candidate with the highest votes will be selected as the party's presidential candidate. The results will be announced around 2:45 p.m.

The presidential candidate selected that day will deliver an acceptance speech and present their vision as the main opposition party's candidate. Unlike the 1st and 2nd preliminary rounds (cutoffs), the vote percentages for each candidate will be fully disclosed.

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