Joseph Blatter at a press conrérence the Zurich
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The elective extraordinary congress of FIFA, as expected, opened Friday morning in Zurich with two questions: who will succeed Joseph Blatter and how FIFA will she be under the most serious crisis in its history?
in front of some 400 accredited journalists, against only half in the previous Congress in May 2015, the Acting Secretary General of FIFA Markus Kattner opened at 9:40 am (8:40 GMT) session that will decide between five candidates. There are two favorites: Sheikh Salman (50), Bahrain President of the Asian Confederation (AFC) and the Italian-Swiss lawyer Gianni Infantino (45), general secretary of UEFA
the new president will be elected in the afternoon by 207 member associations of FIFA and not 209 as Indonesia and Kuwait are suspended Each federation has one vote Andorra and weighs as much as five times world champion Brazil
the task of sucesseur Blatter promises to be daunting. This is restored to the public and sponsors credibility and confidence in ruins, unlike the cash drawer ($ 1.5 billion of reserves).
and his post promises to be exposed. Will he manage the consequences of new lawsuits? This possibility is in everyone’s head.
Blow of unprecedented net
Because of arrests incarcerations, Fifa has just experienced nine months of open crisis in geopolitical resonances, after years of suspicion.
the turmoil began May 27, 2015 at dawn, when the Swiss police arrived at the luxury hotel Baur au Lac in Zurich to challenge seven senior leaders of football, at the request of American justice.
Since then, it has carried out a stroke of unprecedented net in the oligarchy of football, mostly in Latin America, for acts of racketeering, fraud and other money laundering money: a total of 39 people and two companies have so far implicated
Since the award of several world Cups has been questioned, notably that of 2006 in Germany, which is worth. concerns the “Kaiser” Franz Beckenbauer, or that of 2010 in South Africa, around Jack Warner, sulfur potentate Caribbean and former Vice President of FIFA.
the Swiss justice leans Meanwhile on the award of the World-2022 in Qatar in late 2010, which contained the seeds of the current crisis and will be one of the hottest records of the office of the new President.
Since then heads fell. In other parallel cases. Joseph Blatter and Michel Platini, President of UEFA and regarded as the favorite to succeed the Swiss before giving up: six years suspended from any activity in football. Jerome Valcke, FIFA No.2 since 2007: dismissed and suspended 12 years
Reforms and calculations
After this sweep and after. nine months of judicial review, FIFA wants to give birth to a new beginning on the basis of the reform package promoted by Blatter and subject to ratification by the Congress, aimed at greater transparency and separation of political and executive functions.
the two favorites each received the official support of their original area, Asia (46 votes) for Salman and Europe (53) for Infantino. But the Asian front has crumbled: little before the offside Kuwait and Indonesia, Australia, a member of the AFC announced look for Prince Ali
. the United States did the same, while Canada has announced its support for Infantino, which also has one of South America (10) and Central (7). Other countries in the Americas and Oceania (11) did not give instructions to vote
Several Arab newspapers were proud opportunities Salman. “Arabs are close to direct the Fifa “headlined thus the Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat.
for Salman has the support of Africa, the biggest voice of the quota (54). Infantino is hopeful of having returned African voters. His technocrat profile siglé UEFA, however, can put off those who fear the European-centrism.
But the Bahraini, he is weakened by criticism of its alleged role in the suppression of the 2011 protests in his country . “As a member of the royal family, Sheikh Salman plays a regime that has repressed journalists and bloggers critical of the kingdom for years,” accuses the NGO Reporters Without Borders. On Friday, the German tabloid Bild very popular even spoke to Salman as the candidate “dirtiest” …
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