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Dressed in a party jacket, People Power Party presidential nominee Yoon Seok-youl holds up his hands after being declared the winner of the main opposition party's presidential primary at the party's national convention held on Friday in Seoul. (National Assembly pool photo)

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl has won the People Power Party’s presidential primary, officially becoming its nominee for next year’s presidential election.

Yoon received 47.85% of the votes at the party’s national convention, held Friday at the Kim Koo Museum and Library in Seoul’s Yongsan District.

Runner-up Rep. Hong Joon-pyo received 41.50% of the votes, while competitors Yoo Seong-min and former Jeju Gov. Won Hee-ryong trailed with 7.41% and 3.17% of the votes, respectively.

Yoon won a total of 347,963 votes, with 210,034 votes from electors and 37.94% of public opinion poll votes, which converted to 137,929 votes.

His toughest competitor was Rep. Hong Joon-pyo, who came second with 126,519 votes from electors and 48.21% of public opinion poll votes (converted to 175,267 votes) for a total of 301,786 votes.

By Lim Jae-woo, staff reporter

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