In Jeonnam and Gwangju, Lee Achieves 'Landslide Victory' with Nearly 80% Vote Share... Pro-Myung Faction Also Strong in Supreme Council Elections (Update)

Lee Jae-myung 79.02% in Jeonnam, 78.58% in Gwangju
Park Yong-jin 20.98% in Jeonnam, 21.42% in Gwangju
Top committee members: Jeong Cheong-rae, Go Min-jeong, Seo Young-kyo, Jang Kyung-tae, Park Chan-dae in order

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] In the Jeonnam·Gwangju Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) party member tour primary, candidate Lee Jae-myung secured a landslide victory. Candidate Lee maintained a vote share close to 80% in Jeonnam and Gwangju, recording a cumulative vote share of 78.35%.

At the joint speech event for DPK party leader and supreme council member candidates held on the 21st at the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in Gwangju, candidate Lee received 79.02% of the votes in Jeonnam and 78.58% in Gwangju. Thus, candidate Lee obtained votes from 204,569 party members, achieving a vote share of 78.35%.

Candidate Park received 20.98% in Jeonnam and 21.42% in Gwangju. Accordingly, candidate Park secured votes from 56,521 party members, garnering 21.65% of the vote.

For the supreme council member position, candidate Jeong Cheong-rae maintained first place with a cumulative party member vote share of 26.40%. Following him, candidate Ko Min-jung obtained 23.39%, closely pursuing candidate Jeong. Candidates Seo Young-kyo, Jang Kyung-tae, and Park Chan-dae occupied the 3rd to 5th places, which are within the winning range. They were followed by candidates Song Gap-seok, Yoon Young-chan, and Ko Young-in.

Among the supreme council member candidates, Ko Min-jung is the only candidate in the top five who does not claim to be part of the pro-Lee Jae-myung faction. The strong performance of candidate Lee is confirmed not only in the party leader race but also in the supreme council member race.

The DPK reflects 30% from delegates, 40% from party members, 5% from general party member surveys, and 25% from general public surveys in the party leader primary. The DPK will finalize the winner by aggregating the results from the Seoul·Gyeonggi vote, which has the largest number of party members on the 27th, followed by delegate votes and survey results on the 28th.

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