The Justice Party held a leadership election between 8 and 13 July 2019. It was an election to elect a new leader as Lee Jeong-mi fulfilled her two-year term of office.[1]
2019 Justice Party leadership election|
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Candidate
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Sim Sang-jung
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Yang Kyung-gyu
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Members' vote
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16,177
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3,178
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Percentage
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83.58%
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16.42%
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The leadership election has received media attention due to the presence of Sim Sang-jung, a presidential candidate in the 2017 South Korean presidential election and the former leader of the party, on the ballot. Yang, hailing from the party's left-wing faction, calls for a "bold, democratic socialist transformation" of the Korean society.[2] The candidates have engaged in a series of debates that were broadcast on KBS and MBC.[3]
Only dues-paying party members could vote in the election. The voting was held from 8 to 13 July 2019.
Final results[4]
Candidate |
Total votes
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Sim Sang-jung
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16,177 (83.58%)
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Yang Kyung-gyu
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3,178 (16.42%)
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Total
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19,355
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