2025 Democratic Party of Korea presidential primary

2025 Democratic Party presidential primary

10 – 27 April 2025

100% of party members voting
50% membership votes needed to win
 
Candidate Lee Jae Myung Kim Dong-yeon Kim Kyoung-soo
Popular vote 623,695 41,307 25,512
Percentage 89.77% 6.87% 3.36%

Previous Presidential nominee

Lee Jae Myung

Presidential nominee

Lee Jae Myung

Presidential primaries were held by the Democratic Party of Korea from 10 – 27 April 2025 to select the party's nominee for the snap 2025 South Korean presidential election, which was held on 3 June. The primary was held after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached and removed from office on 4 April, immediately requiring a snap election to determine the country's 14th president. After Yoon's impeachment, three candidates declared their candidacy for the DPK nomination. The primary was held concurrently with the primary of the opposition People Power Party.

On 27 April, the party nominated former DPK leader Lee Jae Myung after a landslide victory in the primaries.