The TSJM suspends the resolution of the TAD and the RFEF elections continue

The Fourth Section of the Administrative Litigation Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJM) has provisionally suspended the resolution of the Administrative Court of Sport (TAD) that annulled the agreement of the convocation of elections to the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and allows to continue with the electoral process, so that Elections may be continued from the moment they were suspended.

The RFEF He called for elections to his presidency on August 17, if this month was considered skillful and if not on September 17, and resorted to the TSJM after the TAD annulled its call for default of form, after several claims.

The car known today is appealable in replacement before the same Chamber that it has dictated it within a period of five days from the notification of the same, confirmed the court.

ANDl TSJM considers, in principle, that no irregularity has been incurred in terms of the organ's competence. This is the July 29 order of the Contentious-Administrative Chamber to which you have had access:

“Suspend the effectiveness of the resolution of the Administrative Court of Sport of June 26, 2020, which declares the nullity of the call for elections to the presidency, general assembly and delegated commission of the Royal Spanish Football Federation for the period 2020–2024 agreed by the Board of Directors of the federation on June 10, 2020, as well as the cancellation of the published electoral calendar, with retroactivity of the procedure to the moment immediately prior to that of the convocation and preparation of the electoral calendar “.

The suspended resolution

On June 26, the TAD and, according to the resolution to which IUSPORT had access, annulled the electoral call agreement with the following basis: “The Electoral Regulations, in its article 4, foresee regarding the”realization of the call ” than “will be carried out by the Board of Directors of the RFEF, and both this and the electoral calendar will be communicated to FIFA, the Higher Sports Council and the Administrative Court of Sport.

However, the TAD recalled the content of article 11.1 of Order ECD / 2764/2015, of December 18, according to which “one. The call for elections corresponds to the President of the Federation or the Board of Directors, as provided by the respective Statutes, once the Electoral Regulations are approved ”.