The election for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association (KFA) is imminent. The upcoming election, which will take place at the Korea Football Center in central Seoul on Tuesday, will be a three-way race between Chung Mong-gyu, who challenged to serve his fourth consecutive term, former national team coach Huh Jung-moo and visiting professor Shinmun-seon at Myongji University.
Chairman Chung seems to have been the first in terms of mood until recently, but there are variables. This is the result of Huh's request for provisional injunction that he filed with the Seoul Central District Court on June 30 asking for a ban on the proceedings of the KFA presidential election. ▲Composition of an opaque KFA election committee ▲ formation of an unfair election management whose schedules and procedures are not announced in time ▲ The reason for the injunction was the formation of a panel of 21 electors, which is less than the regulation. In particular, Huh has been calling for the implementation of preliminary and online voting for absentees who cannot participate directly on election day.
The KFA Election Commission refused, saying, "Online voting is difficult to guarantee confidentiality, and other sports organizations in Korea and international organizations such as FIFA also vote offline." Former coach Huh's camp expressed regret, saying, "When I inquired with the Central Election Commission, they said they could apply even five days before the election day."
The results of the application for provisional injunction will be released on June 6. Recognizing that the election is just around the corner, the court quickly set a date for interrogation. If no partial or full citation is made, the election will proceed as scheduled.
Even if the election is delayed, it is not in Huh's favor. The stumbling block is the age limit for presidential candidates. With the date of birth in the family register on January 13, 1955, it may become difficult to run for the election. According to Article 23-2 (Registration of Candidates for Presidential Election) of the articles of association of the KFA, Chapter 4 (Executive) states that all candidates must be under the age of 70 on election day.
The legal profession has mixed views. While some say that the date before applying for provisional injunction should come first, others say that the registration of candidates should go through all over again in accordance with the articles of association of the KFA. However, it is true that the latter puts more weight on the matter. "We have all scenarios in mind. Whatever the judgment is, the basic position is to complete the election," Huh said. "There is also a way to support soccer players who have big meaning even if they cannot run for election."
Of course, postponement of the election is not a good thing for Chung, either. The same goes for being pressed for time. Based on the results of a specific audit conducted last year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has requested Chung to impose severe disciplinary action beyond the suspension of qualifications. The KFA has rejected its request for reconsideration since then. 토토사이트 According to the regulations, the KFA has to make a resolution on disciplinary action against all censure (such as disciplinary action) and report it to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism within one month. The KFA has the authority to approve the KFA chairman, but there is a possibility that legal battles over disciplinary action against the ministry will take place.