Despite poor box office performance, the voting rate for the ruling party’s national convention has dropped… Who will benefit from this? [This kind of politics]

The mobile voting rate of party members records 40.47%, lower than last year
Even with the largest electoral college ever… Negative impact mentioned
Low voting rate criticized as “disappointment” and “orders not being followed”,

국민의힘 한동훈(Left to right), 나경원, 윤상현, 원희룡 party representative candidates. [Yonhap],
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, ‘[Herald Economy=Kim Jin reporter] Despite the popularity of the People Power Party’s 7·23 National Convention, it recorded a lower mobile voting rate than last year’s 3·8 National Convention. The mobile voting rate conducted over two days was 40.47%, with 346,615 out of 841,614 party members participating. Amid speculations that various suspicions and criticisms have hindered the process, interpretations of advantages and disadvantages for each candidate are divided.’,
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, ‘According to the People Power Party’s National Convention Election Management Committee, the mobile voting rate was calculated at 40.47% on the 20th following 29.98% on the first day on the 19th. This figure is 7.04 percentage points lower than the mobile voting rate (47.51%) recorded at last year’s 3·8 National Convention, which was the highest in history. Although this National Convention has the largest electoral college, the voting rate has decreased.’,
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, ‘On the 21st and 22nd, the People Power Party will conduct an ARS for party members who did not participate in the mobile voting and conduct a general public opinion survey composed of supporters of the party and non-supporters. Considering that mobile voting accounts for a significant portion of the overall party member voting percentage, there are predictions that this National Convention’s overall voting rate will be lower than last year.’,
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, ‘The biggest reason for the low voting rate is pointed to be the ‘negative campaign’. In this party chair election, candidates like Han Dong-hoon and Won Hee-ryong, who are referred to as the ‘Jamlung’ of the ruling party, along with the hard-to-find 5-term lawmakers from the Seoul metropolitan area, Na Kyung-won and Yoon Sang-hyun, engaged in a fierce competition. The election shifted into a ‘Han Dong-hoon Pro vs. Anti-Han Dong-hoon’ confrontation with other candidates launching attacks against the candidate backed by the ruling party.’,
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, ‘During this process, it was revealed that one candidate ignored a message from Kim Geon-hee, the wife of the People Power Party’s former emergency response committee head, regarding a luxury bag incident in January of this year, reigniting the debate on who should take responsibility for the party’s defeat in the general election. Suspicions were also raised about the ‘Proportional Representative Quota of Four’, as well as allegations about the operation of a ‘public opinion shaping team’ during the candidate’s tenure as Minister of Justice.’,
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, ‘The anti-Han Dong-hoon candidates also suffered setbacks. Won, who had run as an independent in the past, faced scrutiny over his resignation during his time as the governor of Jeju, while Na became a target of the opposition for mentioning the cancellation of charges to Han, who was the Minister of Justice, in relation to a case where legislators and aides of the main opposition party (now the People Power Party) were prosecuted following a Fast Track clash incident in 2019.’,
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Supporters of People Power Party candidates Han Dong-hoon (Left to right), Na Kyung-won, Yoon Sang-hyun, and Won Hee-ryong cheering as candidates deliver their speeches during the 4th National Convention held at Goyang Sono Arena in Goyang, Gyeonggi on the afternoon of the 17th. [Yonhap],
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, ‘Interpretations of advantages and disadvantages for each candidate in light of the low voting rate are divided. Some speculate that the low voting rate will be favorable for the anti-Han Dong-hoon candidates when viewed as a measure of ‘wind.’,
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, ‘A People Power Party official stated, “The 2021 National Convention that sparked the Yoon Suk-yeol phenomenon had the highest voting rate at the time based on historical standards,” and said, “The fact that the most active party member mobile voter turnout has decreased means that the reality of the trend doesn’t exist.” Candidate Na also wrote on her Facebook on the 21st, “The disappointment (Han Dong-hoon for the party chair) has shattered. No, it was a bad frame that shouldn’t have existed in the first place.”‘,
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, ‘On the other hand, those who view the voting rate as a measure of the ‘organization’ speculate that the low voting rate will be advantageous for one candidate. Last year’s 3·8 National Convention, which recorded the highest voting rate ever, was praised for the maximization of organizational influence under overwhelming support from the pro-Yoon faction for Kim Ki-hyun, the candidate at the time. They see high voting rates as indicative of organized party member participation.’,
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, ‘Another People Power Party official mentioned, “The general election has ended, and this election has caused factional conflicts leading to the majority of incumbent (members of parliament) maintaining a ‘safe distance,'” stating, “It is an election where directives are not actively issued to party members, or even if they are issued, they are not followed.”‘,
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, ‘The overall voting results will be announced at the National Convention venue at KINTEX in Ilsan on the 23rd. If there is no candidate with more than half of the votes, a final round of voting between the top two will be held, with the results announced on the 28th. During the final round, with the anti-Han Dong-hoon votes scattered among three candidates, it is predicted that a fierce competition between two candidates will rearrange the tight competition.’,
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