Lee Jin-sook confirmed winner in Dalseong-gun by-election

Lee Jin-sook, representing the People Power Party, has secured a decisive victory in the by-election for the Dalseong-gun parliamentary seat in Daegu. The win was confirmed as vote counting progressed in the early hours of the morning.

According to the National Election Commission, with 80.85% of the ballots counted by 1:42 AM, Lee Jin-sook garnered 67,416 votes, representing 63.12% of the total. This placed her significantly ahead of her rival, Park Hyeong-ryong of the Democratic Party, who received 39,387 votes, or 36.87%.

Lee Jin-sook, who has a background as a broadcast journalist and executive, previously vied for the Daegu mayoral candidacy. However, she was excluded during the People Power Party's nomination process. Initially, she pressured the party by indicating she would run as an independent, but subsequently agreed to contest the Dalseong-gun by-election following encouragement from party leader Jang Dong-hyuk.

During the campaign, Lee Jin-sook focused on consolidating conservative support. She emphasized her past role as Chairperson of the Korea Communications Commission during the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, advocating for government and ruling party oversight and the defense of liberal democracy.