The Democratic Party held a leadership election on 25 August 2018. It was the first leadership election since the inauguration of President Moon Jae-in. The elected leader was slated to serve a 2-year term.
Candidates Dropped out Lee Jong-kul, member of the National Assembly, former Floor leader of the party. , member of the National Assembly, former Secretary-General of the party. Kim Doo-kwan, member of the National Assembly, former governor of South Gyeongsang Province. Lee In-young, member of the National Assembly. Park Beom-kye, member of the National Assembly.
Advance to the finals Lee Hae-chan, member of the National Assembly, former leader of the party, former Prime Minister of South Korea, former Minister of Education. Kim Jin-pyo, member of the National Assembly, former Floor leader of the party, former Minister of Education and Human Resources Development, former Minister of Finance and Economy. Song Young-gil, member of the National Assembly, former mayor of Incheon.
Results The ratio of the results by sector was 45% for delegates, 40% for party members, 10% for opinion poll and 5% for non-voting members' poll. + Final results Candidates Delegates (45%) Party members (40%) Opinion poll (10%) Non-voting members poll (5%) Total (100%) Lee Hae-chan 40.57% 45.79% 44.03% 38.20% 42.88% Song Young-gil 31.96% 28.67% 30.61% 36.30% 30.73% Kim Jin-pyo 27.48% 25.54% 25.37% 25.50% 26.39%
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