DP floor leader Hong Ihk-pyo loses to PPP's Shin Dong-wook in Seocho-B

General election 2024

Published: 11 Apr. 2024, 10:11 Updated: 11 Apr. 2024, 12:39

DP floor leader Hong Ihk-pyo loses to PPP's Shin Dong-wook in Seocho-B

Democratic Party floor leader Hong Ihk-pyo, running in Seoul's Seocho-B District, speaks during a policy conference in southern Seoul on March 14. [YONHAP]

The candidate of the People Power Party (PPP), Shin Dong-wook, secured victory over Rep. Hong Ihk-pyo of the Democratic Party (DP) for Seoul's Seocho-B District.

Shin received 57.49 percent of the 135,042 votes in a traditional stronghold for the PPP. Hong received 42.50 percent.

Former TV Chosun anchor Shin Dong-wook, the People Power Party candidate running for Seoul's Seocho-B constituency, speaks at his party's headquarters in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Jan. 29. [NEWS1]

Shin, a former TV Chosun anchor, is new to the political scene. He has been promoting his “fresh” profile as a politician, stressing that a victory for him could invigorate Seocho's development through collaborative efforts with the central government, the PPP and the Seoul city government.

Hong, the DP floor leader, is an experienced politician serving his third term as a lawmaker. He also served as the party's spokesperson.

An exit poll jointly conducted by the three terrestrial broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS projected that Shin will win with 54.8 percent to Hong's 45.2 percent.

The poll surveyed 359,750 voters at 1,980 polling stations nationwide as voting was under way and had a 95-percent confidence interval with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 to 7.4 percentage points.

BY CHO JUNG-WOO [cho.jungwoo1@joongang.co.kr]