분명히 사임한다던 정몽규 '잠잠'..."얼마나 무서운 일이냐면" 박문성 격앙 [이슈톺] / YTN

■ Hosts: Anchor Jung Chae-woon, Anchor Hwang Bo-hye-kyung ■ Guests: Football Commentator Park Moon-sung, Lawyer Seo Jung-bin The text below may differ from the actual broadcast content. Please refer to the broadcast for more accurate information. When quoting, please specify [YTN News Wide]. [Anchor] Chairman Chung Mong-kyu clearly stated that he would resign after the World Cup ended. However, he is still holding his position. Many citizens have questions regarding this, so please explain this along with the plan to introduce a direct election system for the Football Association chairman that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is currently reviewing. [Park Moon-sung] The Football Association never handles matters cleanly when it comes to work. Even Chairman Chung Mong-kyu did not provide an explanation, stating that he would submit his resignation after observing the World Cup situation. People are curious, aren't they? That is the point. There was also a lot of talk regarding Director Lee Im-saeng. Since the Association does not clarify any issues, a lot of talk is circulating. People are piling words onto each other, creating unnecessary rumors. I wonder why they are not clearing things up. That is the context in which I spoke about the presidential election, but the current election is like this. Setting aside the complicated debate of whether it is an indirect or direct election, the structure is such that problems arose. The job was not done well. So, what should be done? They should not be allowed to continue for a second term. That is the common sense of a leader in our society who takes responsibility commensurate with their authority. If I failed, I should fail next time. However, right now, no matter what I failed to do during my term, I can simply say I will run again. Why? Because it is a gymnasium election. It is an election where you just need to meet with the few people you can manage, talk to them, persuade them, and win them over to your side. At the time, public opinion favored President Chung Mong-kyu for a fourth term. Originally, he wasn't even allowed to serve four terms according to the regulations. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee's bylaws limit it to two terms. A special permit must be obtained for every third term or more. Yet, he obtained special permits twice. Although it is being discussed now, this implies there were problems. They formed relationships to try and win each other over. And because they managed to hold the position with such a small number of people—about 190—what kind of phenomenon occurred? At that time, public opinion was overwhelmingly against Chairman Chung Mong-kyu serving a fourth term, with nearly 90% of the vote. However, Chairman Chung received a whopping 86% of the support from the three candidates running. This is a complete disconnect from public sentiment. While 90% of the public wants him to step down, 86% of the 190 members voted for his reappointment. How do you interpret the exact opposite? This indicates that the electoral college is failing to represent public sentiment or the opinions and thoughts of the entire membership. Shouldn't this be fixed? Why? Because that is the only way the leader will try to do a good job. If we elect someone again even if they do a poor job—that is why you are asking why the association has been so incompetent—it is okay to be bad. Why should we do a good job? That is precisely why this problem arises. Unless we firmly establish a structure and overall governance where the chairman is held accountable for failure, situations like this are bound to repeat. That is why we are proposing to change it, but in that apology letter, they wrote: "We will continue doing things the way we did." Isn't that mindset frightening? [Anchor] You criticized the KFA’s apology for containing the message, "Don’t mess with us, we’ll do as we please." However, looking at the statement, they announced that the next presidential election will proceed in a manner that does not conflict with the statutes of FIFA and the Korean Olympic Committee. Since this sentence is not intuitively clear, could you please explain it to me? [Seo Jeong-bin] I think we need to look at the context. Formally speaking, it is a very obvious statement. While it is formally obvious to say that they will proceed in compliance with FIFA, their own statutes, and the Korean Olympic Committee’s statutes to avoid conflict, the most important thing seems to be when this statement was made and why it was made at this particular time. Ultimately, if we consider the situation comprehensively, the statutes of the Korean Olympic Committee and the Football Association stipulate that if a president resigns, a successor must be appointed within 60 days. They are saying they will follow this regulation. However, looking at the current public opinion and trends, there are growing calls to take issue with the election system itself and to hold a direct e...