Kim Eun-hye Defeats Yoo Seung-min to Become People Power Party Candidate for Gyeonggi Province Governor

Yujeongbok Former Mayor for Incheon Mayor
Kim Dugyeom Former Namgu District Mayor for Ulsan Mayor
Park Wansu Former Assemblyman for Gyeongnam Governor

Kim Eun-hye, People Power Party Candidate for Governor of Gyeonggi Province [Image Source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy reporters Naju-seok and Kwon Hyun-ji] Assemblywoman Kim Eun-hye was selected as the People Power Party's gubernatorial candidate for Gyeonggi Province, defeating former Assemblyman Yoo Seung-min. Former Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok was chosen as the People Power Party candidate for Incheon mayor, former Nam-gu District Chief Kim Doo-gyeom for Ulsan mayor, and Assemblyman Park Wan-soo for Gyeongsangnam-do governor.

On the 22nd, the People Power Party's Nomination Management Committee held a meeting at the National Assembly to finalize the results of the primaries for the metropolitan government heads of Incheon, Ulsan, Gyeonggi Province, and Gyeongsangnam-do.

In the highly anticipated Gyeonggi Province gubernatorial primary, Assemblywoman Kim Eun-hye caused an upset by defeating former Assemblyman Yoo Seung-min. Despite the deduction applied for being an incumbent candidate, Kim secured 52.7% of the support, surpassing Yoo Seung-min's 44.6%.

Former Assemblyman Yoo led in name recognition and popularity, but he could not overcome Kim, a first-term lawmaker backed by the support of President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol. Kim, who was President-elect Yoon's spokesperson, resigned midway to run for governor of Gyeonggi Province. After losing in the presidential primary, Yoo sought a political path through the gubernatorial race but suffered a setback with his defeat in the Gyeonggi Province primary.

For the Incheon mayoral candidacy, former Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok received 50.3% of the votes, defeating former Mayor Ahn Sang-soo (27.0%) and former Assemblyman Lee Hak-jae (22.7%). In Ulsan, former Nam-gu District Chief Kim Doo-gyeom won with 38.1%, beating Assemblyman Seo Beom-su (27.2%) and former Assemblyman Jung Gap-yoon (33.3%).

In Gyeongsangnam-do, Assemblyman Park Wan-soo was selected as the People Power Party gubernatorial candidate with 55.0%, surpassing former Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Lee Ju-young, who received 41.1%.

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