The

Liberty Korea Party The Liberty Korea Party () was a conservative political party in South Korea that was described variously as right-wing, right-wing populist, or far-right. Until February 2017, it was known as the Saenuri Party (), and before that as the Hanna ...

held a leadership election on 27 February 2019 to elect the next leader of the

for a new 2-year term. It was an election to succeed an interim leader

Kim Byong-joon Kim Byong-joon (; born 26 March 1954) is a former chief of staff (minister), Presidential Office of National Policies, Republic of Korea/ the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Human Resources Development. He is designated Prime ...

, who has been in office for about seven months since the defeat of the

in the

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held on 13 June 2018.

Candidates

Running

Hwang Kyo-ahn Hwang Kyo-ahn (; born 15 April 1957) is a South Korean politician and prosecutor who served as acting president of South Korea from 9 December 2016 to 10 May 2017 and the 40th prime minister of South Korea from 18 June 2015 to 11 May 2017. Hwa ...

, former acting

President of South Korea The president of the Republic of Korea (), also known as the president of South Korea (often abbreviated to POTROK or POSK; ), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Korea. The president leads the State Council, and is ...

, former Prime Minister of South Korea, former Minister of Justice. * Oh Se-hoon, former

Mayor of Seoul The Mayor of Seoul () is the chief executive of Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul being the capital and largest city of South Korea. The position is historically one of the most powerful in the country, charged with managing an annual budget ...

, former member of the

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. * Kim Jin-tae, member of the

Results

The ratio of the results by sector was 70% for delegates, 30% for opinion poll.

References

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