Chung Cheong-rae rebounds in South Korea ruling party race

Chung Cheong-rae won the ruling Party's southeastern primary after Kim Min-seok narrowly prevailed in central, leaving leadership contest nearly tied.

Former Democratic Party leader Jung Chung-rae won the party-member primary in the country's southeast Sunday, a day after his narrow loss to rival Kim Min-seok in the central region, as the party leadership race gets into full swing. Jung beat Kim 46.65 percent to 43.85 percent in the primary vote cast by dues-paying p

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