2018 Bareunmirae Party leadership election|
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On 2 September 2018, Bareunmirae Party held a leadership election.[1][2]
Background
This was a snap election called after the resignation of both Yoo Seong-min and Park Joo-sun due to the serious defeat in local elections in 2018. Until the new leadership election, the party's presidency was temporarily taken by Kim Dong-cheol, party's parliamentary leader.
Candidates
Official candidates
Withdrawn candidates
Below are candidates lost in primary on 11 August.
Results
| No. |
Candidate |
Votes |
Opinion polls |
Total results |
Position
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| 04 |
Sohn Hak-kyu |
24,605 (53.74%) |
57.50% |
54.04% |
President
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| 01 |
Ha Tae-keung |
20,285 (45.36%) |
45.28% |
45.72% |
Vice President
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| 05 |
Lee Jun-seok |
17,538 (39.00%) |
38.24% |
36.92% |
Vice President
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| 02 |
Chung Woon-cheon |
11,237 (24.41%) |
24.90% |
24.26% |
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| 03 |
Kim Young-hwan |
10,320 (23.47%) |
22.22% |
23.62% |
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| 06 |
Kwon Eun-hui |
6,611 (14.04%) |
14.22% |
13.70% |
Vice President
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Sohn Hak-kyu, former Governor of Gyeonggi Province, won as the President.[1] Incumbent MP Ha Tae-keung[2] and entrepreneur Lee Jun-seok that came behind of Sohn, became Vice Presidents.[1] Kwon Eun-hui, despite ended as the 6th and the last, automatically took vice presidency specialised for women.[1]
Other than that, Kim Soo-min, an incumbent MP, was elected as the party's Youth Chief.
References
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