The Saenuri Party held a leadership election on 9 August 2016. The election was to elect a new party leader after the 2016 legislative election defeat.
The new leader, Lee Jung-Hyun, was the first leader from the Honam region in the history of South Korean conservative parties.
Candidates Running Lee Jung-hyun, member of the National Assembly. Lee Ju-young, member of the National Assembly, former Minister of Oceans and Fisheries. Joo Ho-young, member of the National Assembly, former Minister without portfolio. Han Sun-kyo, member of the National Assembly.
Withdrew Choung Byoung-gug, member of the National Assembly, former Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Results + Final results Candidate Delegates Opinion poll Total points Lee Jung-hyun Unknown Unknown 44,421 (40.9%) Joo Ho-young Unknown Unknown 31,946 (29.4%) Lee Ju-young Unknown Unknown 21,614 (19.9%) Han Sun-kyo Unknown Unknown 10,757 (9.9%) Total — — 108,738
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