People Power Party candidate Choo Kyung-ho answers reporters' questions on the morning of June 4 at his campaign office at the Beomeo intersection in Daegu as his win looks all but certain. [YONHAP]
DAEGU — Choo Kyung-ho of the People Power Party (PPP) won the Daegu mayoral by-election, with his Democratic Party rival, former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, conceding defeat. Kim congratulated Choo on his victory and said the race had shown the potential for competitive politics in Daegu.
Choo entered the race late, after the PPP's primary was delayed, by which point polls already showed Kim leading. He responded by touring all of Daegu, telling voters, "I will stake my life on reviving Daegu's economy" and calling to "Protect Daegu, the heart of conservatism."
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