Kim Moon-soo and Han Dong-hoon advance to the 3rd primary
Han Duck-soo expected to announce candidacy in early May
Coincides with the final candidate selection of the People Power Party,
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, ‘[Reported by Hur Ji-eun, Edaily Marketin] As the People Power Party’s presidential primary candidates have been narrowed down to Kim Moon-soo and Han Dong-hoon, there is growing interest in the potential formation of a ‘big tent’ with Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo. The two candidates, who have expressed positive views on uniting with Prime Minister Han, have advanced to the second primary, and other figures like People’s Reform Party candidate Lee Jun-seok and New Future Democratic Party Senior Advisor Lee Nak-yon are being mentioned as possible participants in the big tent. ‘,
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, ‘On the 29th, the People Power Party’s election committee announced Kim Moon-soo and Han Dong-hoon (in alphabetical order) as the candidates advancing to the 3rd primary at the party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul. While Ahn Cheol-soo and Hong Joon-pyo did not make it past the second tier, Hong announced his retirement from politics immediately after his primary defeat. The final presidential candidate is expected to be decided at the party convention on May 3, following a one-on-one debate on the 30th. ‘,
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, ‘The possibility of uniting the People Power Party’s candidate with Acting President Han’s candidacy has increased after the second primary results. Han is expected to resign and announce his candidacy in early May, coinciding with the final selection of the People Power Party’s presidential candidate on May 3. Both Kim Moon-soo and Han Dong-hoon have previously expressed that they are open to the concept of a big tent that assumes candidate unification upon the conclusion of the primaries. ‘,
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, ‘Particularly, Kim has shown the most proactive stance toward unifying with Acting President Han, suggesting the “Roh Moo-hyun-Jung Mong-jun” model from the 2002 presidential election as a unification strategy. In contrast, Han Dong-hoon has not yet expressed an active stance regarding specific unification discussions with Han. Depending on who is selected as the People Power Party’s final candidate, the negotiations for unification with Han might accelerate. ‘,
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, ‘The conservative big tent concept also includes potential alliances with People’s Reform Party presidential candidate Lee Jun-seok and New Future Democratic Party Senior Advisor Lee Nak-yon. Advisor Lee is preparing to run in this presidential election and seems open to participating in the big tent. Lee Jun-seok, advocating a “three-way structure victory theory,” is negative on unification but does not completely rule out the possibility of an alliance.’,
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