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
 
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

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

Withdrawn candidates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.CandidateVotesOpinion pollsTotal resultsPosition
04Sohn Hak-kyu24,605 (53.74%)57.50%54.04%President
01Ha Tae-keung20,285 (45.36%)45.28%45.72%Vice President
05Lee Jun-seok17,538 (39.00%)38.24%36.92%Vice President
02Chung Woon-cheon11,237 (24.41%)24.90%24.26%
03Kim Young-hwan10,320 (23.47%)22.22%23.62%
06Kwon Eun-hui6,611 (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.

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