Candidate Kim Moon-soo is selected as the presidential candidate, defeating candidate Han Dong-hoon... Declares ”We will defeat Lee Jae-myung through solidarity” - South Korean media

On the 3rd, Kim Moon-soo was selected as the final candidate to run in the presidential election from the People Power Party. On that day, Kim said, "I believe that Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party will be the president.
"We intend to build strong solidarity with any forces to prevent this from happening. And in the end, we want to win," he said, expressing his aspirations for advancing to the finals.
The People's Power Party held a party-wide conference at Kintex in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province that afternoon and announced the June 3
The Democratic Party has confirmed Kim as the final candidate to run in the presidential election on the 1st and 2nd of this month. As a result of the party member electoral vote (50%) and the national opinion poll (50%), Kim received 56.5% of the votes.
Candidate Han Dong-hoon received only 43.47% of the votes. Prior to this, candidates Kim Moon-soo, Ahn Cheol-soo, Han Dong-hoon, Hong
- In the second primary election for candidate Hong Jun-pyo, no candidate received a majority of the votes, so the final showdown took place between candidates Kim Moon-soo and Han Dong-hoon.
Candidate Kim led candidate Han in this result. Candidate Kim won 61.25% of the party member votes, beating candidate Han.
He outperformed candidate Han (38.75%) by more than 20% and also received 51.81% of the public opinion polls, putting him ahead of candidate Han (48.19%).
Since the impeachment of former President Yoon Seok-yeol, he has been in the conservative camp.
Candidate Kim, who had been leading the approval ratings in the presidential election, joined the People Power Party on the 9th of last month and ran for president. Less than a month later, he was selected as the presidential candidate of the ruling People Power Party.
It is being analyzed that Kim's victory reflects the public opinion of his supporters who want to unify the People Power candidate and the independent Han Deok-soo.
In particular, it is believed that the supporters of party lawmakers and members who opposed the impeachment of former President Yoon have rallied around candidate Kim, who is an anti-impeachment opponent.
The vice-president led the resolution to lift the state of emergency within the party and supported the impeachment. After being selected as the final candidate on this day, Kim expressed his intention to win the presidential election against his opponent Lee Jae-myung through his acceptance speech.
He emphasized the importance of “building an anti-Lee Jae-myung coalition.” This is expected to give momentum to a coalition with former Prime Minister Han, who announced his candidacy for the presidential election as an independent.
Candidate Kim also said in his acceptance speech that day that he would "strive to form a strong alliance with any force to prevent Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party from taking power."
"We will build a system that will satisfy the people and our party members," he said, emphasizing that the process and methods will be followed.
"I spoke with former Prime Minister Han over the phone," he said, adding, "The main principle of unification is to join forces to defeat candidate Lee, and we will discuss the specific direction in the future."
Candidate Kim also promised constitutional reform on the same day. "I will push for constitutional reform to change the old 1987 system. I will reform the political, judicial and electoral systems," he said.
He pledged to audit the Election Commission and abolish the advance voting system. He also pledged to abolish the immunity from arrest for Diet members. He also pledged to create a country where it is easy to start a business and to provide warm support to the weak in the workforce.
"I will form a government and create many jobs that young people dream of," he said. He continued, "I will push forward with a second pension reform with the participation of youth representatives. I will create a haven for young entrepreneurs."
He also emphasized the reform of the party. Candidate Kim said, "If the People's Power is to win the presidential election, it must be reborn," and added, "I will reform the party as soon as possible."
"We will quickly organize the party so that the candidates and the party can become one. The People's Power Party must be reborn as a party for the people, not a party of vested interests," he said.
The People Power candidate was decided on this day, but the lineup for the presidential election to be held on June 3 has not yet been finalized.
While a showdown between Moon Su-soo, Lee Jun-seok of the New Reform Party, and independent Han Deok-soo is expected, the current lineup will be determined based on the outcome of discussions between Kim and Han on whether to unify the two candidates.
is expected to be restructured.