Ex-DP Leader Jung Wins Southeastern Primary in Korea

Ex-DP leader Jung wins southeastern party-member primary in leadership race

Former Democratic Party leader Jung Chung-rae won the party-member primary in the country's southeast Sunday, a day after his narrow loss to rival Kim Min-seok in the central region, as the party leadership race gets into full swing. Jung beat Kim 46.65 percent to 43.85 percent in the primary vote cast by dues-paying party members in Busan, Ulsan and South Gyeongsang Province, according to party officials. Their rival and third candidate Song Young-gil garnered 9.5 percent. With Sunday's win, Ju

By The Korea Herald