2018 Bareunmirae Party leadership election

On 2 September 2018, Bareunmirae Party held a leadership election.[1][2]

2018 Bareunmirae Party leadership election

2 September 2018 2020 →
 
Candidate Sohn Hak-kyu Ha Tae-keung Lee Jun-seok
Delegate count 53.74% 45.36% 39.00%
Opinion poll 57.50% 45.28% 38.24%
Total 54.04% 45.72% 36.92%

President before election

Kim Dong-cheol (Interim)

Elected President

Sohn Hak-kyu

Background

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This was a snap election called after the resignation of both Yoo Seong-min and Park Joo-sun due to the serious defeat in local elections in 2018. Until the new leadership election, the party's presidency was temporarily taken by Kim Dong-cheol, party's parliamentary leader.

Candidates

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Official candidates

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Withdrawn candidates

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Below are candidates lost in primary on 11 August.

Results

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No. Candidate Votes Opinion polls Total results Position
04 Sohn Hak-kyu 24,605 (53.74%) 57.50% 54.04% President
01 Ha Tae-keung 20,285 (45.36%) 45.28% 45.72% Vice President
05 Lee Jun-seok 17,538 (39.00%) 38.24% 36.92% Vice President
02 Chung Woon-cheon 11,237 (24.41%) 24.90% 24.26%
03 Kim Young-hwan 10,320 (23.47%) 22.22% 23.62%
06 Kwon Eun-hui 6,611 (14.04%) 14.22% 13.70% Vice President

Sohn Hak-kyu, former Governor of Gyeonggi Province, won as the President.[1] Incumbent MP Ha Tae-keung[2] and entrepreneur Lee Jun-seok that came behind of Sohn, became Vice Presidents.[1] Kwon Eun-hui, despite ended as the 6th and the last, automatically took vice presidency specialised for women.[1]

Other than that, Kim Soo-min, an incumbent MP, was elected as the party's Youth Chief.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "바른미래당, 전당대회…손학규 신임 대표 선출". 2 September 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "[프로필] 하태경 바른미래 최고위원…'사이다 정치' 재선". 2 September 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.