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Lee wins primary ahead of S. Korea election
Gulf Today
|April 20, 2025
SEOUL: Former South Korean Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung on Saturday won an overwhelming victory in a primary in the central Chungcheong region ahead of the June 3 presidential election.
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Lee, who declared his presidential bid last week and is leading opinion polls for the presidential election, won 88.15 per cent of the total vote in a presidential primary in South and North Chungcheong provinces, and Daejeon and Sejong cities, according to party officials.
Lee defeated the DP's two other contenders by a large margin-Gyeonggi Province Gov. Kim Dong-yeon with 7.54 per cent and Kim Kyung-soo, a former South Gyeongsang Province governor, with 4.31 per cent.
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