Reform New Party, Lee Jun-seok Selected as Presidential Candidate if Yoon is Impeached (Comprehensive)

Out of 77,364 Party Members, 39,914 Participated in the Vote
Approval Rate Reaches 92.81%, While 48% of Members Did Not Vote

The Reform New Party has selected Representative Lee Jun-seok as its candidate for the next presidential election. Representative Lee expressed his ambition to showcase overwhelming novelty by leading the so-called '40s generation theory' in his first presidential bid.

Ham Ik-byeong, chairman of the Reform New Party's election management committee, held a press conference at the National Assembly on the 18th and stated, "Representative Lee has been selected as the Reform New Party's 21st presidential election candidate."

Earlier, from the 16th to the 17th, the Reform New Party conducted an online approval voting for the party's presidential candidate with the assistance of the Central Election Commission. Out of a total of 77,364 party members, 39,914 participated in the vote. The voter turnout was 51.59%.

Among them, 37,046 voted in favor, accounting for 92.81%, while 2,868 voted against, making up 7.19%. Based on the approval voting results, Chairman Ham announced that candidate Lee Jun-seok was selected as the Reform New Party's 21st presidential election candidate with a 51.59% turnout and 92.81% approval.

Chairman Ham said, "I wish more candidates had participated in the primary, but it is regrettable that Lee was the sole candidate. The 92.81% approval rate gives a sense of a personal party, which is also disappointing. However, from the perspective of preparing for the primary, I accept coldly that the opinions of about 48% of party members who did not participate also carry various implications."

He added, "In the inevitable early presidential election, I believe candidate Lee Jun-seok will give hope to the people as the Reform New Party's candidate. I hope he will achieve great results in the early election as a magnanimous politician who understands the will of the 48% of party members who did not attend the primary vote."

Regarding the timing of the presidential campaign launch, Chairman Ham said, "Once the impeachment decision is made, the party will immediately shift to the presidential election system."

Meanwhile, Representative Lee, who is running for the presidency, stated at the screening of his documentary film Junstone Year One on the 24th of last month, "If there is an early presidential election, you can expect me to show overwhelming novelty and demonstrate that 'the presidential election can be conducted like this'."

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