{
  "id": 1250970,
  "title": "Ex-PM claims narrow victory in DPK primary across Seoul, Gyeonggi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/ex-pm-claims-narrow-victory-in-dpk-primary-across-seoul-gyeonggi-1250970",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T10:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260816/ex-pm-claims-narrow-victory-in-dpk-primary-across-seoul-gyeonggi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kim Min-seok, the former Prime Minister, emerged victorious in the Democratic Party of Korea's (DPK) primary election held across Seoul and Gyeonggi Province on Sunday. He achieved a narrow win with 46.61 percent (148,245 votes) of the vote, surpassing incumbent party leader Rep. Jung Chung-rae by a margin of 0.33 percentage points. Jung secured 46.28 percent (147,038 votes), while former party chief Rep. Song Young-gil garnered 7.05 percent (22,410 votes). Kim's overall vote share stood at 49.91 percent, not including the influence of North and South Gyeongsang provinces and Daegu. Jung trailed at 41.51 percent, with the gap between the two candidates measuring 8.4 percentage points. Additionally, Kim claimed a decisive victory in the party primary in Gwangju and the Jeolla provinces on Saturday, a region considered crucial for the party's leadership race. In the stronghold of Gwangju, Kim received 57.54 percent of the vote, compared to Jung's 32.65 percent and Song Young-gil's 9.81 percent. Prior to Sunday's primary, Kim led with a cumulative total of 235,128 votes, or 52.21 percent, across Chungcheong Province, Busan-Ulsan-South Gyeongsang Province, Jeju, and Incheon.",
  "summary": "Former Prime Minister Kim Min-seok won the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's (DPK) primary across Seoul and Gyeonggi Province on Sunday. Kim secured a narrow victory with 46.61 percent (148,245 votes), edging out incumbent party leader Rep. Jung Chung-rae at 46.28 percent (147,038 votes) and former party chief Rep. Song Young-gil at 7.05 percent (22,410 votes). Kim’s total cumulative vote share…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Ex-PM claims narrow victory in DPK primary across Seoul, Gyeonggi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/ex-pm-claims-narrow-victory-in-dpk-primary-across-seoul-gyeonggi",
        "published": "2026-08-16T10:12:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}