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Ex-ruling party chief Hong selected as candidate for South Gyeongsang Province governor
By 송상호Published : Nov. 4, 2012 - 21:38
(Yonhap) -- The ruling Saenuri Party selected former party chief Hong Joon-pyo as its candidate for governor of South Gyeongsang Province in a primary election on Sunday, officials said.
Hong, who served as party chief last year, clinched the nomination, as he won 3,024 votes in a primary held at an indoor stadium in Changwon, about 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, Rep. Suh Byung-soo announced.
Changwon Mayor Park Wan-soo came in second with 2,788 votes.
The governor post has been vacant after Kim Doo-gwan left in July to run for president. Kim of the main opposition Democratic United Party, however, failed to win the party's presidential nomination.
The by-election will be held on the same day as the Dec. 19 presidential vote.
Hong, who served as party chief last year, clinched the nomination, as he won 3,024 votes in a primary held at an indoor stadium in Changwon, about 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, Rep. Suh Byung-soo announced.
Changwon Mayor Park Wan-soo came in second with 2,788 votes.
The governor post has been vacant after Kim Doo-gwan left in July to run for president. Kim of the main opposition Democratic United Party, however, failed to win the party's presidential nomination.
The by-election will be held on the same day as the Dec. 19 presidential vote.
