Kim Moon-soo wins People Power Party presidential nomination with 56.53 percent of vote

Kim Moon-soo right selected as the People Power Partys presidential candidate greets the audience at the partys national convention at KINTEX in Goyang Gyeonggi Province May 3 Yonhap — Kim Moon-soo (right), selected as the People Power Party's presidential candidate, greets the audience at the party's national convention at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, May 3/ Yonhap

SEOUL, May 03 (AJP) - Kim Moon-soo has been selected as the People Power Party's candidate for the upcoming presidential election, securing 56.53 percent of the final vote. The conservative party confirmed its nominee for the 21st presidential election during a national convention held at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on Saturday.

Han Dong-hoon, who advanced to the final round of the primary, received 43.47 percent of the votes. Kim defeated Han in both party member voting and public opinion polls, receiving 208,525 votes from party members compared to Han's 159,561 votes.

In the public opinion survey component of the nomination process, Kim garnered 51.81 percent support while Han received 43.47 percent. The presidential election is scheduled for June 3, following the parliamentary impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol in December 2024.

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