Democrats, Lee Jae-myung Wins 88.9% in Chungbuk Primary... Kim Min-seok Ranks 1st for Supreme Council Member

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea's presidential candidate, recorded 88.91% of the votes, ranking first in the Chungcheongbuk-do primary of the Democratic Party's national convention on the 28th. His competitor, Kim Doo-kwan, remained at 9.60%.

According to the Democratic Party's Central Election Commission, at the Chungbuk Party Convention held at the CJB Media Center in Seowon-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk, the online voting results for party members showed that candidate Lee received 8,274 votes, accounting for 88.91%. Candidate Kim Doo-kwan received 893 votes (9.60%), and candidate Kim Ji-soo received 139 votes (1.49%).

In the vote results for the Supreme Councilor candidates, Kim Min-seok ranked first with 3,863 votes (20.76%). Following him were candidates Jeong Bong-ju (17.05%), Jeon Hyun-hee (13.55%), Kim Byung-joo (13.07%), Han Jun-ho (12.92%), Lee Eon-ju (12.42%), Min Hyung-bae (5.16%), and Kang Seon-woo (5.08%).

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Candidate Kim Min-seok ranked first in Ulsan with 20.05%, Busan with 21.51%, Gyeongnam with 19.75%, and on the morning of the same day in Chungnam with 20.62%. As of the previous day, Kim also rose to second place in the cumulative vote ranking with 16.05%, moving up two steps from fourth place in last weekend's primary.

According to the Democratic Party, out of a total of 30,648 eligible voters in Chungbuk, 9,306 participated in the online voting, resulting in an online voting participation rate of 30.36%.

The three presidential candidates and eight Supreme Councilor candidates will continue their joint nationwide speeches in Jeonbuk, Gwangju, and Jeonnam on the 3rd and 4th of next month, following the primaries in Chungnam and Chungbuk. The speeches will conclude in Seoul on the 17th of next month, and on the following day, the 18th, the national convention will elect one party leader and five Supreme Councilors.

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