Newly elected 21st Chairman of the Korea Pork Producers Association, Lee Ki-hong, "I will move forward with responsibility and unity"

Published 2025년 10월 28일

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[Livestock and Fisheries News=Reporter Hong Jeong-min] The controversy over the alleged violation of regulations during the election process for the 21st Chairman of the Korea Pork Producers Association was concluded with an agreement between the candidates and an official apology from the winner. The Election Management Committee of the Korea Pork Producers Association (chaired by Cho Young-wook) held a meeting on the 27th at the 2nd Livestock Complex Conference Hall, where they discussed the objection regarding the text messages sent by the winner, Lee Ki-hong. As the winner admitted to the oversight in the act and officially expressed his intention to apologize, the objecting candidate, Gu Kyung-bon, decided to withdraw the objection, leading to the conclusion of the matter. The winner, Lee Ki-hong, stated in writing, "During the election process, the sending of text messages was in violation of the election regulations."

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An official apology for careless text messaging... "Deep gratitude for the magnanimous decision of the candidates" The controversy over the alleged violation of regulations raised during the 21st Korean Pork Producers Association election process concluded with an agreement among the candidates and an official apology from the winner. The Korean Pork Producers Association Election Management Committee (Chairman Jo Young-wook) decided to close the issue after a meeting held on the 27th at the 2nd Livestock Conference Hall, where they discussed the objection raised against the text messaging by the winner, Lee Ki-hong. The objection was withdrawn by candidate Gu Gyeong-bon after the winner officially apologized for the careless act, acknowledging the objection. The winner, Lee Ki-hong, stated in writing, "The text messaging during the election process was done without fully understanding the election regulations, which could have harmed the fairness," and "I deeply apologize to the ...

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