The voting rate on the first day of the party members' election to choose the final candidate for the People Power Party was recorded at 44.83%.

The party's election management committee stated that among the 764,853 party members eligible for mobile voting, 342,920 (44.83%) participated by the 6 p.m. deadline on the 1st.

People Power Party Kim Moon-soo (left) and Han Dong-hoon, the presidential primary candidates, are taking a commemorative photo before the final debate of the 21st presidential candidates held at TV Chosun in Jung-gu, Seoul, on Sept. 30. /Courtesy of News1

This figure is higher than the voting rate (42.13%) on the first day of the second round of primaries, which was contested by candidates Kim Moon-soo, Ahn Cheol-soo, Han Dong-hoon, and Hong Joon-pyo. The final voting rate at that time recorded 50.93%.

On the 2nd, ARS voting will be conducted for party members who did not participate in mobile voting. The final party voting rate will sum both mobile and ARS votes.

In this primary, Kim Moon-soo and Han Dong-hoon are engaged in a head-to-head contest.

The final candidate will be elected at the party convention on the 3rd, reflecting '50% from party member voting and 50% from general public opinion polls.'

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