Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yoo In-chon"Chairman Lee Ki-heung's 3rd consecutive term is impossible considering public opinion""

Oct 24, 2024

"I don't think it's possible considering the public opinion."

Yoo In-chon, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, maintained a negative stance on Lee Ki-heung, chairman of the Korea Sports Council,'s bid for a third term.

At a comprehensive parliamentary audit of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 24th, Jeong Yeon-wook, a member of the People's Power Committee, asked Minister Yoo about his opinions on the Sports and Fair Committee, which is in charge of deliberating on Lee's third term and second term as the head of the sports organization.

Lee Ki-heung, chairman of the Korea Sports Council who attended the National Assembly

Chairman Lee submitted a statement of reasons for his absence to the comprehensive audit of the National Assembly's audit and was absent. Chairman Lee submitted a letter of reason for his absence, citing his attendance at the business agreement ceremony for the establishment of a youth sports complex in Namwon, Jeollabuk-do, at 11 a.m. that day. Park Jung-ha, secretary of People's Power, and others expressed their refusal to attend, which had not been discussed with the ruling party in advance, and Jeon Jae-soo, chairman of the committee, issued an order to accompany Chairman Lee according to the ruling and opposition parties' agreement through the standing committee.

Representative Jeong Yeon-wook "Today, I submitted a statement of reasons for not attending, and a letter of order has been issued to accompany me. It is not empty words that Lee Ki-heung, chairman of the Korea Sports Council, is the president of sports. After criticizing that he became the power of the National Sports Festival, he held a press conference in Gimhae during the National Sports Festival. Asked about his third consecutive term, he said 'The Sports Fair Trade Commission claims to do as it pleases, but it is not true' and has already been notified since the 21st of the composition and procedure of the Fair Trade Commission. It is impossible to change it now,' he said, rejecting the ministry's order to correct the formation of the FTC" he noted. Asked about his thoughts on this, Minister Yoo said "I've been making such orders for a long time. In the end, no correction was made. We have issued a corrective order, and FTC members will think about it enough.' "We cannot accept this FTC and move on. have a variety of measures in mind," he added. At a press conference at the time, Chairman Lee asked about the recent controversy at the IOC and is watching closelyIn response to ", Minister Yoo said "The expected order". "The fact that the Football Association mentioned FIFA and the Korean Sports Council mentioned the IOC predicted that this would eventually come out at the end."````````````````. "I will advise sportsmen to decide on their own, not to infringe on the freedom of the sports association or what to do with the chairman,' he added.

Regarding Chairman Lee Ki-heung's bid for a third consecutive term, Yoo said, `If you want to become a candidate, you can go through the process.' Even so, I may not approve it at last and may need an administrative lawsuit"revealed its position. Asked about his position on Chairman Lee's third consecutive term, "I think it would be impossible to think about the public opinion that the public is thinking about. It's hard to predict the outcome if you push ahead."

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