(3rd LD) Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon elected new leader of ruling party(ATTN: CORRECTS numbers in para 3)By Lee Minji SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- Four-term lawmaker Kim Gi-hyeon was elected new leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Wednesday in a boon for President Yoon Suk Yeol seeking to strengthen his grip on the party ahead of next year's general elections. Kim won 53 percent of the vote against his biggest rival, Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo's 23 percent, making a runoff unnecessary. Former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and attorney Chun Ha-ram won 15 percent and 9 percent, respectively.

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