People Power Party's Yoon Jae-bok beats Yang Hyang-ja in Yongin Gap runoff
In short
Yoon Jae-bok (윤재복) beat Yang Hyang-ja (양향자), a member of the People Power Party's Supreme Council, in a runoff for the party's organizing committee chair post in Gyeonggi's Yongin Gap district, the party's Organization Strengthening Special Committee said on October 8. The runoff, open to all responsible party members in the district and held by mobile phone ARS, followed an October 6 primary in which the leading candidate did not reach a majority. Yoon is to be formally appointed after a resolution by the Supreme Council.
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The People Power Party's Organization Strengthening Special Committee said on October 8 that Yoon Jae-bok (윤재복) had beaten Yang Hyang-ja (양향자) in a runoff for the post of organizing committee chair for the Yongin Gap district in Gyeonggi. Yonhap and the Seoul Economic Daily described Yang as a member of the party's Supreme Council. Newsis reported that the committee announced the result at a meeting at the party's central headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Yoon received the most votes and will be formally appointed after a resolution by the Supreme Council, all three outlets reported. Newsis described him as selected as the candidate for the new local chapter chair. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The runoff was held because the leading candidate in the main primary on October 6 did not reach a majority. Yonhap and the Seoul Economic Daily reported that three candidates ran in that primary and that the runoff was between Yang and Yoon. All responsible party members in the Yongin Gap district could vote, and the runoff was conducted by mobile phone ARS. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The committee also said that, after a comprehensive review, it had decided to withhold the selection of organizing committee chairs in eight districts where it had earlier called for applications: Seoul Gwangjin Gap, Daejeon Seo-gu Eul, South Chungcheong's Nonsan-Gyeryong-Geumsan, North Jeolla's Iksan Gap, and Gyeonggi's Pyeongtaek Byeong, Hanam Eul, Gimpo Eul and Hwaseong Jeong. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
For seven additional troubled local chapters (사고당협), Seoul Guro Gap, Incheon Namdong Gap, Incheon Bupyeong Eul, and Gyeonggi's Anyang Manan, Bucheon Byeong, Hanam Gap and Hwaseong Gap, the committee will hold a second call for organizing committee chair applications. Newsis reported that applications will be taken online for two days from October 14; the Seoul Economic Daily gave the period as October 14 to 15. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Newsis identified the committee's chair as party secretary-general Jeong Hee-yong (정희용). [ 1 ]
Why it matters
According to Yonhap and the Seoul Economic Daily, the loser of the Yongin Gap runoff was a sitting member of the party's Supreme Council. In the same announcement the committee withheld chair selections in eight districts and opened a second call for applications in seven other local chapters.
Key facts
- Yoon Jae-bok (윤재복) beat Yang Hyang-ja (양향자) in the runoff for the People Power Party's organizing committee chair in Yongin Gap, Gyeonggi. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Yonhap and the Seoul Economic Daily described Yang as a member of the party's Supreme Council. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The runoff was held because the leading candidate in the October 6 main primary did not win a majority. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- All responsible party members in the district could vote in the runoff, which was conducted by mobile phone ARS. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Yoon will be formally appointed after a resolution by the party's Supreme Council. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The committee withheld chair selections in eight districts after a comprehensive review. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- A second call for chair applications will be held for seven additional troubled local chapters (사고당협). [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Yoon Jae-bok won the Yongin Gap organizing committee chair runoff against Yang Hyang-ja. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The runoff followed an October 6 main primary in which the top candidate fell short of a majority. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The runoff was open to all responsible party members in the district and was held by mobile phone ARS. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Yoon's final appointment requires a resolution by the Supreme Council. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Chair selections were withheld in Seoul Gwangjin Gap, Daejeon Seo-gu Eul, Nonsan-Gyeryong-Geumsan, Iksan Gap, Pyeongtaek Byeong, Hanam Eul, Gimpo Eul and Hwaseong Jeong. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- A second call for chair applications will cover Seoul Guro Gap, Incheon Namdong Gap, Incheon Bupyeong Eul, Anyang Manan, Bucheon Byeong, Hanam Gap and Hwaseong Gap. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Applications in the second call open on October 14 and run for two days. [ 1 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- Vote counts and shares in the primary and the runoff. None of the reports gives figures.
- Which candidate led the October 6 primary and who the third candidate was. The reports do not say.
- Whether second-call applications are taken only online. Only Newsis says applications will be taken online.