'D-1' Football Association Presidential Election Finally Held...Chung Mong-gyu 'fourth term' - Shin Mun-seon and Heo Jung-moo 'challenge to change the government of the soccer community'

'D-1' Football Association Presidential Election Finally Held...Chung Mong-gyu 'fourth term' - Shin Mun-seon and Heo Jung-moo 'challenge to change the government of the soccer community'

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The election for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association, which had been delayed twice, is just a day away. While Chung Mong-kyu is seeking his fourth consecutive term, Shin Moon-seon and Heo Jung-moo (nominations 1 to 3), also are seeking to change the government of the soccer community for the first time in 12 years.

The presidential election of the Korea Football Association will be held from 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the Korea Football Association Center in central Seoul. Candidates will announce their opinions for 40 minutes from 1 p.m. and start the first round of voting for two hours from 2 p.m. If the first round of voting at 4 p.m. does not produce a majority vote, the final round of voting will be held from 4:50 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the remaining two candidates except for the candidate who received the least vote in the first round. Once the president-elect is confirmed, the certificate of election will be delivered immediately on the same day.

The election was originally scheduled to take place on April 8. However, it was postponed as the court decided to cite an application for provisional injunction against the election, which was filed by candidate Huh Jung-moo. At the time, the Seoul Central District Court judged that "there is a serious procedural violation that can be admitted to have significantly violated the fairness of the election and thus affected the election process." The election management committee of the Korea Football Association announced the schedule for the re-election to the 23rd, but the schedule was postponed indefinitely due to strong opposition from candidates Shin Moon-seon and Heo Jeong-moo. At that time, all election management committee members resigned and suffered disruptions.

Since then, the Korea Football Association has set up a new election management committee headed by Park Young-soo, former secretary-general of the National Election Commission, and confirmed and announced the election schedule on the 26th. As the new election management committee defined the election as a "resumption of suspended elections" rather than a re-election, three existing candidates will run as it is. Controversy over the qualifications of candidate Chung Mong-kyu, who was asked to be severely disciplined by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, was fierce, but the qualifications of the candidate were maintained as the court cited an administrative lawsuit and an application for suspension of execution of the Korea Football Association's specific audit of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

After the election schedule was confirmed, the three candidates traveled around the country or worked hard on their campaigns through phone calls and social media. The debate, which was originally scheduled on the 21st, was canceled because candidate Chung Mong-gyu rejected it, saying, "It is too likely that it will be proceeded with slander and personal attacks." According to regulations, the debate can be held only when all candidates agree, so this election will be held without a debate between candidates. 온라인바카라

Candidate Chung Mong-gyu will challenge his fourth consecutive term through this election. Candidate Chung was elected in the 52nd presidential election in 2013 after a runoff election, and ran as a sole candidate in the 53rd and 54th elections. Candidate Shin Moon-seon and Heo Jung-moo, who have voiced criticism against candidate Chung Mong-gyu for the past 12 years, are challenging the change of the soccer regime. The electors are 192 people, including representatives from the president of the National Football Association, the CEO of K League 1, the president of the National Federation, and players, leaders, and referees determined through a lottery.