The deadline date for officially becoming a candidate to participate in the election to become the next FIFA President is next Thursday, January 29, 2015.
There are several conditions and rules which must be observed by all Candidates. It is the Ethics Committee of FIFA which will check the integrity of all candidates and whether they have complied with the conditions.
There is also an ad hoc Electoral Committee of which Domenico Scala is Chairman. It will supervise and verify the correctness of the Electoral Process.
So far, so good ! The next real question is : "What can be done to stop Sepp Blatter seeking re-election as President of FIFA in 2019 and 2023" ? He has already been President for 16 years, but he wants to oversee the World Cup finals in Russia in 2018 and probably in Qatar in 2022, especially in view of all the ongoing problems surrounding the nomination as Hosts of those two countries !
At present there are four or five candidates who would like to contest the Election on May 29, 2015 but it is not certain they can obtain the Backing of 5 of the 200+ Associate Members of FIFA. Blatter however is confident of being re-elected at least for a fifth term of 4 years ! Can anyone stop a sixth term ?
There seems to be only one possible and practical solution. All candidates should swear during their pre-election meetings that they will change the FIFA Articles of Association to prevent any person again becoming President for more than TWO terms of 4 years !
If Blatter is re-elected he will not change the Articles of Association. He needs FIFA, it is his Life and his Sinecure ! The only remaining practical option remaining would be for UEFA and other such Associations to withdraw from FIFA ! It would then no longer be a "World Force" !
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