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The Saenuri Party held a leadership election on 9 August 2016. The election was to elect a new party leader after the 2016 legislative election defeat.
The new leader, Lee Jung-Hyun, was the first leader from the Honam region in the history of South Korean conservative parties. [1]
| Candidate | Delegates | Opinion poll | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Jung-hyun | Unknown | Unknown | 44,421 (40.9%) |
| Joo Ho-young | Unknown | Unknown | 31,946 (29.4%) |
| Lee Ju-young | Unknown | Unknown | 21,614 (19.9%) |
| Han Sun-kyo | Unknown | Unknown | 10,757 (9.9%) |
| Total | — | — | 108,738 |