DP's Lee Jae-myung wins big in regional primaries; PPP candidates clash over Yoon's impeachment

이재명, 충청 이어 영남서 압승 국힘, 1차 경선 토론회서 '계엄•탄핵' 충돌

The Democratic Party held regional primaries in the country's southeast, where presidential hopeful Lee Jae-myung won by a wide margin in two regions.
The People Power Party held its first debate over the weekend ahead of a public opinion poll that will determine four candidates advancing to the second round.
Our Shin Ha-young reports.

Both rival parties continued their primary races over the weekend.
And there were no surprises as Democratic Party front-runner Lee Jae-myung won big again in the regional primary, this time in the nation's southeastern Gyeongsang-do provinces after his earlier victory in the Chungcheong-do provinces.
In the latest round of voting, 70-point-8-8 percent of the 103-thousand eligible voters, including party members and delegates, took part.
With the announcement made on Sunday evening, the former party leader strengthened his position as the DP's top contender, earning 90-point-8-1 percent of the vote, followed by Kim Kyung-soo with 5-point-9-3 percent, and Kim Dong-yeon with 3-point-2-6 percent.

The latest result came a day after Lee’s victory in the Chungcheong-do provinces, where he won with 88-point-1-5 percent.
Kim Dong-yeon beat Kim Kyung-soo to take second place.
The party will announce the results of its primaries in the Jeolla-do provinces on Saturday, and those for the Seoul Metropolitan Area, alongside Gangwon-do Province and Jeju on Sunday.
Public polls, accounting for 50 percent of the total, will be held for two days between April 21st and 27th, with the final candidate confirmed on April 27th.

Meanwhile, after two days of heated debates, the People Power Party wrapped up its first round of primary debates on Sunday.
With eight contestants, they broke the first round debates into two groups and topics: ‘Future for the young generations’ and ‘Social unity’.
Lee Cheol-woo, Na Kyung-won, Han Dong-hoon, and Hong Joon-pyo clashed in the 'Social unity' debate over issues including former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment and his martial law declaration.
Han highlighted the illegality of Yoon’s martial law declaration, siding with the pro-impeachment side, while the others criticized Han for leading the push to impeach Yoon.
During the 'future for the young generations' debate on Saturday, Yoo Jeong-bok, Ahn Cheol-soo, Kim Moon-soo, and Yang Hyang-ja discussed foreign policy, AI, as well as Yoon’s impeachment.
During the debates, candidates also focused on promoting themselves, each claiming that they are the best option to defeat the DP front-runner Lee Jae-myung.
The party will conduct a 100 percent open poll for two days, starting Monday, narrowing the field from the current eight to four candidates on Tuesday.
Shin Ha-young, Arirang News.

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2025-04-21, 10:00 (KST)