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Stopping the election for the president of the Korea Football Association…Court Accepts Provisional Disposition
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Young-seok = On the 7th, a day before the election for the president of the Korea Football Association, the court decided to cite a request for provisional injunction against the president of the association, filed by Huh Jung-moo, the candidate for the president of the Korea Football Association. Candidate Heo filed an injunction against the Korea Football Association on the 30th of last month, asking the Korea Football Association to ban the election, saying that the election for the president of the association is being conducted unfairly.
Officials take off the banner of an election-related debate at the soccer center in Jongno-gu, Seoul this afternoon. 2025.1.7 |
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Stopping the election for the president of the Korea Football Association…Court Accepts Provisional Disposition
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Young-seok = On the 7th, a day before the election for the president of the Korea Football Association, the court decided to cite a request for provisional injunction against the president of the association, filed by Huh Jung-moo, the candidate for the president of the Korea Football Association. Candidate Heo filed an injunction against the Korea Football Association on the 30th of last month, asking the Korea Football Association to ban the election, saying that the election for the president of the association is being conducted unfairly.
Photo shows the soccer center in Jongno-gu, Seoul this afternoon. 2025.1.7 |
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There was an unprecedented situation in which the presidential election of the Korea Football Association (KFA) was suspended. On the afternoon of the 7th, a day before the 55th KFA presidential election, the court cited Huh Jung-moo's application for an injunction against the KFA. The next presidential election was scheduled to take place on the 8th.
Immediately after the court's citation, the KFA informs you that the election date for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association will be temporarily postponed. I will announce it as soon as the schedule is established" he said. While delivering a provisional postponement to the electors as well "We will inform you again when it is confirmed regarding the schedule of future elections and the payment of transportation expenses. Please understand the inconvenience caused."
However, the soccer community has become a mess. The KFA's Election Commission has decided to pay round-trip airfare not only to domestic leaders but also to athletes in overseas training camps who tried to participate in the vote. It is reported that he suffered great confusion while preparing to return home from Thailand and Vietnam.
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Stopping the election for the president of the Korea Football Association…Court Accepts Provisional Disposition
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Young-seok = On the 7th, a day before the election for the president of the Korea Football Association, the court decided to cite a request for provisional injunction against the president of the association, filed by Huh Jung-moo, the candidate for the president of the Korea Football Association. Candidate Heo filed an injunction against the Korea Football Association on the 30th of last month, asking the Korea Football Association to ban the election, saying that the election for the president of the association is being conducted unfairly.
The picture shows the soccer center in Jongno-gu, Seoul this afternoon. 2025.1.7 |
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Candidate Heo Jeong-moo answering questions
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jin Yeon-soo = Candidate Heo Jung-moo, who is running for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association, answers questions at a press conference held at the Korea Football Association Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 3rd. 2025.1.3 |
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Candidate Huh filed an injunction against the KFA on the 30th of last month, asking the KFA to ban the election, saying that the election for the president of the association is being conducted unfairly. On the 6th, the hearing date for the provisional injunction was held, and candidate Huh and the KFA engaged in a court battle. The 50th Civil Agreement Division of the Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of candidate Heo after the hearing.
The court found that "there is a grave procedural offence which is to be acknowledged to have significantly violated the fairness of the election and thereby affected the election process"." He also pointed out that the majority of the electors were formed through a lottery process in which transparency and fairness were not confirmed. "It was not possible to confirm whether the committee was organized in accordance with the articles of association and the election management regulations because it did not disclose who was appointed as a member of the election management committee."He also added.
Regarding the decrease in the number of electors from 194 to 173, he also said that "if there is no majority vote in the first round, it is likely to affect the decision of candidates to go to the runoff election." "If an election is held, there is a high possibility that a subsequent dispute will be triggered over its effectiveness." The Court also clarifies the need for preservation to accept provisional injunction applications given these points comprehensively" he pointed out.
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| President of the Korea Football Association Chung Mong-kyu was interviewed at the office of the I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 18th. Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.12.18/ |
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| Former national soccer team coach Huh Jung-moo is having an interview with Sports Chosun at his home in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 29th. Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.12.29/ |
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Promise Shin Moon-sun, president of the Korea Football Association
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jin Yeon-soo = Candidate Shin Moon-sun, who is running for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association, announces his pledge at the Korea Football Association in the afternoon of the 27th. 2024.12.27 |
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Candidate Heo's side argued that the KFA unfairly proceeded with the election schedule for the president of the association. There is also no way to confirm the composition of the Election CommissionThe executive of Chung Mong-gyu, president of the association, who is running for the third and fourth terms, is in charge of the election, and it is questionable whether it can be regarded as a normal election by other candidates unless the election process is publicly revealed. The KFA refuted "It is distortion to proceed for a specific person", but the court turned a blind eye to it.
In the 55th KFA presidential election, Chung Mong-kyu, the current chairman, is running for the fourth term, while Heo Jung-moo, a visiting professor of sports record analysis at the Graduate School of Records and Information Science in Shinmun-seon, and Huh Jung-moo, former chairman of the Hana Citizen Board of Daejeon, jumped into the competition.
Candidate Chung seems to be quite embarrassed by the provisional injunction citation. He refrained from responding aggressively to 'unfair dispute'I'm just one candidate' Instead, he quietly campaigned around the country.
Public support was also announced one after another. Starting with Baek Hyun-sik, president of the Busan Football Association, the Korea Football Leaders Association, and Chung Jin-seol, president of the Seoul Football Association, expressed their support for candidate Chung.
On the eve of the election, candidate Chung announced that he would donate 5 billion won to KFA for the successful completion of the Korea Football Center, a key pledge, which caused a great repercussion. However, the postponement of the election somewhat deflated. Candidate Han Heo said he strongly welcomed the court's wise decision.
The KFA" regulation stipulates that if a court or committee decides to invalidate the election or invalidate the election, a re-election or by-election shall be held within 60 days from the date the reason for the election is confirmed. Today is the day of Korean soccer with no wind.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
