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The Reform New Party announced on the 12th that it will decide whether to confirm Representative Lee Jun-seok as the party's presidential election candidate through a party member approval vote.


The party's election management committee reported that, after closing additional applications for the preliminary presidential primary on the same day, Representative Lee was the sole candidate.


The vote will be conducted over two days, from the 16th to the 17th, through a vote of all party members. If the voter turnout exceeds 30% and a majority approval is obtained, Representative Lee will be confirmed as the Reform New Party's presidential candidate.



Ham Ik-byeong, the chairman of the election management committee, stated, "We will do our best to ensure that the candidate selection vote is carried out with active participation from party members so that the political reform and innovation pursued by the Reform New Party can be well conveyed to the public."


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