Yoo Eui-dong of People Power Party Secures Fourth Term in Pyeongtaek Eul, Defeating Cho Kuk and Kim Yong-nam After Upset Over Exit Polls
In the National Assembly by-election for Pyeongtaek-si Eul held on June 3, Yoo Ui-dong, the People Power Party candidate, defeated the pan-ruling bloc candidates and is set to secure his fourth term.
According to the National Election Commission as of 4:00 a.m. on June 4, with 98.25% of the votes counted, Yoo is leading with 34.64% (32,814 votes), ahead of Kim Yong-nam of the Democratic Party of Korea and Cho Kuk of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party.
Both Kim and Cho conceded defeat. Kim stated, "Despite receiving overwhelming support and encouragement, I was unable to deliver a good result," adding, "I will take some time to reflect on how I can repay this support in the future." Cho also commented, "The top priority in this election was achieving zero seats for the People Power Party, but I was unable to fulfill that mandate in Pyeongtaek," further stating, "This is entirely due to my shortcomings and responsibility."
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Yoo expressed his gratitude, saying, "Once again, I would like to thank the citizens of Pyeongtaek for allowing me to stand here," and added, "Both the country and the party are in difficult situations, so I will accept the responsibility given to me with a heavy heart and move forward step by step in accordance with the mandate entrusted to me by the citizens."
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