Democratic Party Jeju·Incheon Sequential Primaries, Lee Jae-myung Tops Again... "I Will Do My Best Until the Last Moment" (Comprehensive)

Lee Jae-myung Wins Overwhelming Votes in Party Leader Election
Disagreements Persist Over Park Yong-jin and Kang Hoon-sik Unification
Supreme Council Member Jeong Cheong-rae Ranks 1st with 28.4%

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] The Democratic Party of Korea held its second regional primary elections in Jeju and Incheon on the 7th, where party leader candidate Lee Jae-myung achieved a landslide victory with a cumulative vote share of 74.15%.

In the afternoon, the Democratic Party conducted voting among the party members in Jeju and Incheon at the Namdong Gymnasium in Incheon. Among the party leader candidates, Lee secured a decisive win with a cumulative vote share of 74.15% (33,344 votes).

Following him, candidate Park Yong-jin came in second with 20.88% (9,388 votes), and candidate Kang Hoon-sik ranked third with 4.98% (2,239 votes).

After the results were announced, Lee met with reporters and said, "I am simply grateful that more people supported me than I expected." He added, "The counting is still in the middle, and especially since the delegate voting and the general public opinion poll remain besides the party members' votes, I do not take the results for granted. I will do my best until the very last moment."

Candidate Park said, "I expected Lee to lead in the party members' vote, so I will do my best to perform well in the upcoming public opinion poll next week and in the regions of Busan, Ulsan, Gyeongnam (Bu-Ul-Gyeong), and Chungcheong." He also requested, "Please participate in the voting once again."

Regarding unification with candidate Kang Hoon-sik, he stated, "I have not yet given up hope on unification," and added, "A catalyst is needed that could bring about some change."

Candidate Kang said, "From now on, it’s just the beginning and only going up from here." He acknowledged some regrets but expressed optimism, saying, "I believe a new wave of change will start from next week." On unification, he took a cautious stance, saying, "It doesn’t seem to be the essence," and added, "I think that securing more votes will make all other issues possible."

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Among the candidates for the Supreme Council, candidate Jung Cheong-rae ranked first with a cumulative vote share of 28.4% (25,542 votes). Following him, candidate Ko Min-jung received 22.24% (19,999 votes), and candidate Park Chan-dae came next with 12.93% (11,627 votes).

Next were candidate Jang Kyung-tae with 10.92% (9,826 votes), Seo Young-kyo with 8.97% (8,069 votes), Yoon Young-chan with 7.71% (6,933 votes), Ko Young-in with 4.67% (4,204 votes), and Song Gap-seok with 4.16% (3,742 votes).

The Democratic Party will hold its third regional primary elections on the 13th in Ulsan, Gyeongnam, and Busan.

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