People Power Party Elects Committee Chairs for Eight Accident Regional Chapters Through Direct Vote; Yongin-gap Runoff Set for October 8

Yongin-gap, Gyeonggi to Hold Runoff After No Candidate Wins Majority

The People Power Party held a party member vote to select organizational committee chairs for nine accident regional party chapters (regions without a local party chair) subject to the primary, completing the selection process for eight out of the nine, except for Yongin-gap in Gyeonggi Province.

Jeong Heeyong, Special Committee Chair for Organizational Strengthening of the People Power Party (Secretary General). Photo by Yonhap News

On October 6, the People Power Party's Special Committee for Organizational Strengthening conducted an automated response system (ARS) mobile voting among all eligible party members in the relevant regions. After applying additional and deduction points, the committee decided that the top vote-getter in each of the eight regions would become the candidate for organizational committee chair. The final appointments will be decided by a resolution of the Supreme Council in the future.

The regions where appointments were made this time are as follows: ▲Dongdaemun-gu-gap, Seoul (Lee Pilhyeong) ▲Seongbuk-gu-eul, Seoul (Lee Jinsu) ▲Gwanak-gu-gap, Seoul (Ha Jongdae) ▲Seo-gu-eul, Incheon (Shin Seongyoung) ▲Namyangju-si-eul, Gyeonggi Province (Brian Heeseong Kim) ▲Anseong-si, Gyeonggi Province (Kim Uibeom) ▲Cheongju-si Seowon-gu, North Chungcheong Province (Yoon Heekeun) ▲Wanju-gun, Jinan-gun, Muju-gun, North Jeolla Province (Lee Insook)

In the case of Yongin-si-gap, Gyeonggi Province, a primary was held with three candidates, but since the leading candidate did not surpass 50% of the votes, no final decision was made. The Special Committee for Organizational Strengthening stated, "In accordance with the pre-determined primary rules, a runoff between candidates Yang Hyangja and Yoon Jaebok will be held on October 8."

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