▲ Four of the Democratic Party's presidential candidates, (from L to R) Lee Jae-myung, Kim Dong-yeon, Kim Kyung-soo and Kim Doo-kwan, are shown in this photo compilation. (Yonhap)

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DP to pick presidential candidate via party vote, public poll

SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- The Democratic Party (DP) has decided to select its presidential candidate through an even split between votes by dues-paying members and a public poll, its election preparation committee said Saturday.

Party members aged 16-18 will also be allowed to vote for the first time, following a 2022 revision to the Political Parties Act that lowered the minimum age for party membership from 18 to 16.

Primaries will be held across for regions -- Chungcheong, Gyeongsang, Jeolla and the greater Seoul area -- with dates yet to be announced.

The public poll will survey 1 million people through two survey companies.

The committee will finalize the decision after a full party vote Monday and an online vote by its central committee Tuesday.

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