Democratic Party Candidate for Damyang County Governor Confirmed as Lee Byeong-no

Candidate Lee Byeongno (59.62%), Candidate Choi Hwasam (50.32%)... 9.3% Point Difference

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Lee Byeongno has been confirmed as the Democratic Party candidate for Damyang County Governor in the June 1 nationwide local elections.

According to the Democratic Party Jeonnam Provincial Party on the 7th, the vote difference between candidate Lee Byeongno (59.62%) and candidate Choi Hwasam (50.32%) was 9.3 percentage points, resulting in Lee Byeongno being selected as the Damyang County Governor candidate.

In particular, controversies arose including allegations of money distribution and public opinion manipulation even before the primary, causing the primary to be postponed once, which heightened local political interest in the candidate selection.

In the final stages of the primary, the sudden unification announcement between candidate Choi Hwasam and candidate Kim Jeongo made it difficult to predict public sentiment, but candidate Lee Byeongno secured a victory with a 9.3 percentage point margin.

This primary combined 50% telephone voting by party members on the 5th and 6th and 50% public opinion polling of the general public using secure numbers.

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