KFA presidential election suspended by court ruling, scheduled to be held on 26th... to maintain candidate status
KFA presidential election suspended by court ruling, scheduled to be held on 26th... to maintain candidate status
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The election for the next president of the Korea Football Association, which was suspended due to the court's decision to dispose of it, will be held on the 26th of this month.
The election management committee of the Korea Football Association made the decision at its first meeting on Thursday. The newly formed election management committee consists of three former members of the National Election Commission, three members of the legal profession, two members of the academic community and three members of the journalist community. Park Young-soo, who served as the secretary general of the Central Election Commission, was elected as the chairman through elections.
According to the election management regulations, the election management committee must have at least two-thirds of "external members" who are not executives or employees of the Korea Sports Council as well as the Korea Football Association. The committee consists of 10 external members and one internal member.
The election management committee, presided over by Chairman Park Young-soo, decided to hold the 55th presidential election of the Korea Football Association on the 26th after four hours of discussion. The detailed schedule will be finalized at the meeting to be held on the 8th.
The election management committee decided to continue the election process on the premise of healing the cause of the court's decision to suspend the election on January 8, citing procedural defects.
The election management committee explained, "Not only is it not a reason for invalidation of the election, which denies the effectiveness of the election because it has not yet held an election, but the court also pointed out a controversial part of the election process."
As a result, the election management committee decided to continue the suspended election work based on the court's decision to compensate for procedural defects as much as possible and increase fairness in elections.
As the suspended elections resume, the qualifications of the three previously registered candidates will remain the same. There is no additional candidate registration or separate candidate registration period. Candidates' preferences and deposits are also maintained.
The base date for preparing the electorate list will be maintained on December 9, 2024, the base date for preparing the list for the January 8 election (30 days before the election date).
For example, the electors of 34 ex officio delegates and one executive of the above group, including the president of the provincial association, the president of the National Federation, and the CEO of K League 1, will remain the same.
In the case of the Women's Football Federation, where the chairman's legacy occurred, the agency decided to grant the qualification as an elector to the acting president in accordance with the articles of association of the relevant organization. The election management committee explained, "This is a result reflecting the court's intention to minimize the vacancy of the electors."
In addition, the electors' lottery for players, leaders, and referees will be held for members who have provided personal information consent. The Korea Football Association has been requesting members' consent to provide personal information for three weeks, and members who have agreed until February 2 will be eligible.
The Election Commission said, "We respected the court's decision to make efforts to prevent the loss of voters as much as possible and to form a delegation of electors." 토토사이트
The commission also explained why it decided the election date on February 26. "We have taken into account not only the list of electors, the campaign period, but also the schedule of matches such as the Asian Champions League and K-League, where players, leaders and referees who are highly likely to be included in the list of electors can participate," the commission said.