The People Power Party announced on the 7th that Kim Moon-soo, former Minister of Employment and Labor, and lawmakers Ahn Cheol-soo, Jang Dong-hyuk, and Jo Kyung-tae have advanced to the main competition for party leader. Lawmaker Joo Jin-woo was eliminated in the preliminary competition. Out of 15 candidates for the Supreme Council, 8 have confirmed their advancement to the main competition.
Hwang Woo-yeo, chairman of the People Power Party's Election Management Committee, noted this morning at the party's headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, "We conducted a preliminary opinion poll targeting responsible party members and the general public from the 5th to the 6th," adding, "We have confirmed four candidates for party leader and eight candidates for Supreme Council in the main competition."
The preliminary competition was conducted based on a method of '50% responsible party members and 50% public opinion poll.' However, detailed figures from the preliminary competition were not disclosed due to the possibility of impacting the main competition results.
Candidates for the party leader include Kim Moon-soo, Ahn Cheol-soo, Jang Dong-hyuk, and Jo Kyung-tae, who have advanced to the main competition. In relation to former President Yoon Suk-yeol, anti-impeachment candidate former Minister Kim and lawmaker Jang are expected to face off against pro-impeachment candidates lawmaker Ahn and lawmaker Jo in the main competition. Lawmaker Joo, who was relatively assessed as neutral, did not pass the preliminary competition.
Candidates for the Supreme Council include Kim Geun-sik, Kim Min-soo, Kim Jae-won, Kim Tae-woo, Son Beom-kyu, Shin Dong-uk, Yang Hyang-ja, and Choi Soo-jin, who will advance to the main competition. Incumbent lawmakers Shin Dong-uk and Choi Soo-jin, former Supreme Council member Kim Jae-won who served as the secretary general for former Minister Kim in the presidential election, and former lawmaker Yang Hyang-ja, classified as a reformist, have passed the preliminary competition.
Candidates for the youth Supreme Council did not participate in the preliminary competition. Park Hong-jun, Son Soo-jo, Woo Jae-jun, and Choi Woo-seong are expected to compete in the youth Supreme Council broadcast debate scheduled for the 18th.
The main competition will elect the party leader by reflecting '80% responsible party members and 20% public opinion poll.' The results of the main competition will be announced at the party convention scheduled for the 22nd, following a series of joint speeches, broadcast debates, and voting on the 20th and 21st. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, the top two candidates will face a runoff.