DP primaries in stronghold Honam region while PPP's 4-way race starts

민주당 호남 경선 시작 김문수,안철수,한동훈, 홍준표 1차 컷오프 통과

The People Power Party on Tuesday shortlisted four contenders in the first round of its presidential primary.
The Democratic Party begins voting in its stronghold, Honam region, on Wednesday, with its second debate set to take place on the same day.
Our Kim Do-yeon has more.

The Democratic Party of Korea kicks off the second half of its regional presidential primaries on Wednesday in its traditional stronghold of the Honam region consisting of the Jeolla-do provinces and Gwangju City in the country's southwest.
This region accounts for 27 percent of the Democratic Party’s total electors, more than the 18 percent combined from the previous two voting regions, the Chungcheong-do and Gyeongsang-do provinces.
While the primary is largely dominated by Lee Jae-myung, who leads with 90 percent of the votes so far other candidates are looking to boost their chances and turn things around.
Second-place Kim Dong-yeon released his pledges for the region's development while Kim Kyung-soo, who is in third place, was the first to arrive on Tuesday to meet with DP members.
Lee Jae-myung on the other hand had no public appearances due to a court appearance for one of his ongoing criminal trials.
However, he's set to visit the region on Thursday as the voting will continue for a few days.
And as the voting starts the three candidates are also set to have a second debate on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the People Power Party primary also turned a corner as the first round cut-off was announced on Tuesday evening.
Kim Moon-soo, Ahn Cheol-soo, Han Dong-hoon, and Hong Joon-pyo survived after the eight initial contestants were cut to four.
Except for Ahn Cheol-soo, all candidates were expected to make it through.
Ahn's survival comes as the first round cut-off rule is new in this election.
Having no weighted votes for PPP electors, the aim of the rule was to provide a boost to candidates who appeal to undecided voters.
And Ahn was in favor of impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol as opposed to Na Kyung-won, who was seen as Ahn's rival for the fourth spot.
Now the race is two against impeachment Kim Moon-soo and Hong Joon-pyo and two for impeachment Han Dong-hoon and Ahn Cheol-soo.
Starting with the second round cut-off, 50 percent of the votes will be from eligible PPP electors, while the other 50 percent will come from an open survey giving more weight to PPP members than the open survey.
This means, those who protected President Yoon during the impeachment process could have an advantage.
Kim Do-yeon, Arirang News.

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2025-04-23, 10:00 (KST)