PPP presidential primary: 2nd round voting starts with no clear lead

The People Power Party primary is still going on, with the voting for the second round opening on Sunday.

The results will come on Tuesday, but whether there will be a run-off is still a question.

Our Kim Do-yeon has the details.

The People Power Party, on Sunday, began the voting process for the 2nd round of its presidential primaries.

This will run for two days and if one of the four contestants Kim Moon-soo, Ahn Cheol-soo, Han Dong-hoon, and Hong Joon-pyo gets more than 50 percent of the total votes he will be the presidential candidate.

If not, there will be a run-off for the top two.

The competition will be decided by votes with, 50 percent of voters eligible PPP members, and the remaining 50 percent coming from an open survey.

Meanwhile, on Sunday the contestants pushed for their candidacy.

Kim Moon-soo seen as the most conservative and appealing to the older generation revealed his pledges for virtual assets including cryptocurrency.

He's looking to make it so that government and financial institutions would be able to invest in them.

Ahn Cheol-soo first had a press briefing at the National Assembly pleading for support, saying he's the only one to beat the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate Lee Jae-myung before visiting his hometown Busan.

Han Dong-hoon traveled around the capital region meeting with local politicians and PPP members.

He said he will give "200 percent" to beat Lee Jae-myung and asked for votes to finish the primary in this round with more than 50 percent of votes.

Hong Joon-pyo took to the streets to meet with citizens especially younger ones on the streets of Hongdae a popular hangout area for students and young people.

There, he appealed to those in their 20s and 30s to favor him the most among the PPP contestants.

The talk of the town continues to be whether Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will declare candidacy.

The window is closing as if he wants to run he has to step down from a public post by May 4th.

As the Acting President's candidacy is being requested by some PPP supporters all PPP primary contestants have said they will merge with his camp if they become the PPP presidential candidate seeking the supporters' votes.

As for the final result of the primary if the race ends in the second round it'll be announced on Tuesday.

If there is a run-off it'll be announced during the party's convention on May 3rd.

Kim Do-yeon, Arirang News.