On 2 September 2018, Bareunmirae Party held a leadership election.
Background 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 Official candidates Ha Tae-keung Chung Woon-cheon Kim Young-hwan Sohn Hak-kyu Lee Jun-seok Kwon Eun-hui
Withdrawn candidates Below are candidates lost in primary on 11 August.
Shin Yong-hyun Chang Song-min Chang Song-chol Lee Su-bong
Results 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. Incumbent MP Ha Tae-keung and entrepreneur Lee Jun-seok that came behind of Sohn, became Vice Presidents. Kwon Eun-hui, despite ended as the 6th and the last, automatically took vice presidency specialised for women.
Other than that, Kim Soo-min, an incumbent MP, was elected as the party's Youth Chief.
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