UEFA Congress in Paris
Election statutes approved: UEFA boss Ceferin could stay
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin could be re-elected. photo
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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin could remain in office until 2031. The UEFA Congress approves the corresponding changes to the statutes. There was so much resistance.
The path for Aleksander Ceferin to an even longer term as President of the European Football Union is free. The UEFA Congress voted en bloc for several changes to the statutes.
One of them allows Ceferin, who has been in office since September 2016, to be re-elected in 2027. A term limit of twelve years is enshrined in the UEFA statutes. Because Ceferin took over his first term in office from Michel Platini, who was banned at the time, this no longer counts after the adjustment on Thursday.
Also DFB for changes to the statutes
The German Football Association supported the change in the statutes. At the congress, only three out of 55 national associations voted against voting en bloc, with one abstention. As a result, there was no deeper debate about the statutes. The changes themselves were approved by a large majority.
According to dpa information, UEFA primarily relies on a legal opinion according to which the previous wording of the statutes was not compatible with Swiss law. The umbrella organization is based in Nyon.
Ceferin has not yet announced whether he will run again in three years. Last year he was confirmed in office by acclamation.