秋, double-digit record and 3rd place… Chung Sye-kyun ‘Crisis’

In the Democratic Party’s presidential primary, former Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae recorded double digits for the first time on the 12th based on cumulative votes and settled in third place.

The previous day, as well as voting for the right party members in Daegu and Gyeongbuk (TK), he did well in the first round of electoral votes for general party members and the public, lightly beating former Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun.

Former Minister Choo obtained 11.67% (57,977 votes) in the first round of electoral votes announced on the same day and secured 63,122 votes (11.35%) based on the cumulative count, placing third behind Candidate Lee Jae-myung and Lee Nak-yeon. occupied

Former Prime Minister Chung (4.27%, 23,731 votes), who was competing for third place, fell to fourth place by a large gap.

Former Minister Choo received 14.84% (1,741 votes) in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk primaries centered on delegates and rights party members the day before, receiving close to 15% of ‘surprise support’, but this time it was a ‘surprise’ in that it was the result of a large general electoral college. ‘ It is evaluated as performance.

This means that support for former Minister Choo Mi-ae, who had confronted former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol over the “Chuyun Incident,” was confirmed not only by Kang-Sung Rights Party member but also by ordinary voters who participated in the Democratic primary.

Within the party, many view that the so-called ‘Chu Mi-ae was right’ among the passport supporters as the so-called ‘Chu Mi-ae’ was evaluated as a factor in the increase in Choo’s vote rate as suspicions of indictment by former Prosecutor General Yoon spread.

There is also an analysis that some of the voters who supported the governor moved to Choo.

It is said that former Minister Choo and the governor, with some supporters, had a stable majority and started a belief vote.

Former Minister Chu met with reporters on the same day and said, “Today is the day that I finally climbed to double digits.” “The prosecution reigned as if it were an apostle of justice, but behind the scenes the reality of taking power directly is being revealed, and citizens ), I felt today that you are making a decision together.”

On the other hand, former Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, who believed that even if he was partially behind in the party sentiment, would be able to secure a stable third place based on the support of the people, he was hit hard this time.

In particular, in the case of the 1st Electoral College, it is also shocking that each camp mobilized its organizational power on a large scale. The former prime minister’s camp secured about 20% of the total electoral college, and expected to get double-digit votes even if some exit votes were excluded.

For this reason, some in the political circles are watching the possibility that former Prime Minister Chung’s abandonment of the primary may become a reality.

After the announcement of the voting results, former Prime Minister Jeong met with reporters and said, “I have a lot of worries. It’s disappointing from my point of view.

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