The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) confirmed in a statement the resignation of Luis Rubiales as president, sent to the federative entity this Sunday by letter, and the beginning of the procedure described in article 31.8 of its laws.
“The Royal Spanish Football Federation confirms that Luis M. Rubiales Béjar his resignation tonight. This was communicated to the federal entity through a letter to Pedro Rocha Junco. In addition, he also resigned from his position as UEFA vice president,” the statement read.
“With the resignation of Luis Rubiales, the procedure described in article 31.8 of the current federative statutes begins,” he added.
Article 31.8 states verbatim that “If the President ceases for reasons other than the end of his mandate, the Board of Directors shall be constituted Management Committee and will call an election to fill the position; The one who is elected will occupy the position for a period equal to the time left to be fulfilled by the person to be replaced, and the rule set for article 23.2 of this ordinance will also apply in this matter.”
This last article states: “In the event that, for any reason, they are unable to complete the term of office, the occupants of the vacant positions shall hold office for a period equal to the time remaining to be fulfilled by those replaced, which They cannot stand for new elections until the Olympic season has passed in which they were selected.”
Source: La Verdad
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