The Democratic Party(DP) has chosen former party leader Lee Jae-myung as its candidate in the snap presidential election slated for June 3.

The DP announced the decision Sunday at the Korea International Exhibition Center in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, after a two-week primary race.

Lee secured the nomination with 89-point-77 percent of all votes cast in the primary race, after sweeping victories in all four rounds. 

This marks the highest figure ever recorded in a presidential primary among DP-affiliated candidates since 1987.

Gyeonggi Gov. Kim Dong-yeon came in second with six-point-87 percent of the vote, followed by former Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo of South Gyeongsang Province with three-point-36 percent.