The election for the chairman of the KFA, which has been crippled, will eventually cancel the election scheduled for the 23rd, in which all members of the election management committee will resign
Jan 10, 2025
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This time, the KFA Election Commission decided to resign. The Election Commission ruled on the 10th that it was impossible for the Commission to fulfill its responsibilities as it normally undertook"After careful consideration, all the members decided to resign" he said. Due to this decision, the election schedule scheduled for the 23rd was canceled again.
The Election Commission has conducted fair and objective all procedures related to this election by the Election Commission, duly selected in accordance with the association's regulations and procedures"The court did not question the association's election management committee selection process or composition itself," he said, claiming legitimacy.
He argued that unfounded accusations and protests were raised several times during the election. The Election Commission said that despite efforts to gather opinions from candidates to facilitate the election while respecting the purpose of the court's decision, only malicious slander continues"We deeply regret this situation" he said, revealing the background of the decision to resign of all members.
In addition, "I hope that this election will lead to a more mature election culture in the soccer world in the future."
The KFA presidential election has been crippled. Initially, the election was scheduled to take place on the 23rd. The KFA Election Commission announced on the 9th that `the 55th KFA presidential election will be held on January 23rd.' The election was originally scheduled to take place on the 8th. However, the court put the brakes on the 7th, a day before the election. Candidate Huh Jung-moo cited a request for an injunction against KFA to ban the election, saying that the presidential election is being unfair. In the end, the election was postponed.
The Election Commission expresses regret that the court has decided to suspend the election despite the fact that it has prepared for the election from a neutral standpoint without violating the relevant regulations, but respects the court's decision and expresses regret for causing a setback in the progress of the election schedule as a result," he said, announcing the new schedule. The electors will be re-established. The electors were scheduled to consist of a total of 34 delegates, including 17 presidents of the metropolitan and provincial associations, 12 representatives of K League 1, and 5 presidents of the National Federation, and 194 players, leaders, and judges at all levels selected by lottery.
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Candidate Huh Jung-moo, who was born on January 13, 1955, under the age of 70, and 'age limit' will also be applied retroactively. Election regulations require candidates to be under the age of 70 on the day of the election. The Election Commission said, "Since the change in the election schedule is in accordance with the court's decision to proceed by reinforcing fairness and transparency in the election work, candidates who are already registered will remain eligible for election until Election Day.", he explained.
In deciding to cite the provisional injunction, the court noted that the candidates could not confirm that the electors' draw was fair, that they did not get consent to provide personal information prior to the draw, and that the 173 electors, excluding 21 people, significantly violated the fairness. The election management committee came up with a countermeasure against this. Each candidate's representative was allowed to attend the lottery held by outside companies. In addition, the preliminary list will be selected by lottery with '3 multiple' and the personal information consent process will be carried out sequentially for them. The intention was to prevent the loss of electors as much as possible.
But it was still questionable whether the election could be held properly. Candidate Huh Jung-moo immediately protested that he had never agreed to the election schedule and is tinkering with the provisional injunction application card again. It also demanded the resignation of all members of the election campaign committee. Candidate Huh Jung-moo made clear his opposition to the election day on the 23rd, saying, `It should not be a decision to set an election date in a hurry without a fundamental resolution. At this rate, we have no choice but to file another application for provisional injunction." They say they cannot accept candidates for the election of newspapers. Both candidates ordered the National Election Commission to entrust elections.
In the end, all members of the Election Management Committee resigned, and the presidential election fluctuated once again. The KFA said it will discuss the overall issues related to the future presidential election, including the reorganization of the election management committee, and inform you again sometime next week.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
