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Impeachment?
July 1, 2016
Everyone seems to be talking about this piece in chess-news.ru, which I give unedited. I would like a better translation, which will undoubtedly come tomorrow.
http://chess-news.ru/node/21722
Impeachment facing Ilyumzhinov?
Friday, 07/01/2016
The General Assembly of FIDE will have a surprise in Baku
As Chess-News has learned, at the next General Assembly of FIDE in Baku, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov can expect impeachment. To do this, you must collect 50 percent plus one vote of the delegates.
Recall that in December last year Ilyumzhinov " temporarily handed over legal, financial and business powers relating to the activities of FIDE” to Georgios Makropoulos. This happened due to the sanctions that were imposed on it by the United States of America. Since then, however, there was not a single case when Makropoulos represented FIDE in the position of acting president, and the Ilyumzhinov said repeatedly that he continues to be the head of the International Federation.
According to our information, the sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the financial activities of FIDE, since this activity is directly dependent on one person - Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Since the outcome of litigation of Ilyumzhinov with the Ministry of Finance of the USA is far from obvious, people from the FIDE President environment hastily seeking ways out of the current crisis situation and sources of funding.
Impeachment, if it happens, it's unlikely to be limited: there, in Baku, during the Olympics the new president will be elected in September. According to the FIDE Statutes, the election procedure for the position is held every four years, which means that the next elections should be held in 2018. To hold elections now requires a change in the Constitution, which requires the consent of two thirds of the Congress delegates. Are there a sufficient number of supporters of a change in the Charter?
"Macro and friends preparing tp impeach Ilyumzhinov will be a great show during the Olympic Games. Guess which way my vote will go..?" - tweeted the former head of the European Chess Union, Silvio Danailov.
If, however, the Charter is to be changed, then the question arises: who will nominate the new president (read - sponsor)? According to our information, negotiations are underway with several candidates. Among them are two of the current FIDE official hierarchy: head of chess in Asia, Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nai Han and the head of the Russian Chess Federation Andrey Filatov. However, there may be other surprises.
We asked Kirsan Ilyumzhinov for a comment, but at the time of publication of this piece, there has been no reply.
July 1, 2016
Everyone seems to be talking about this piece in chess-news.ru, which I give unedited. I would like a better translation, which will undoubtedly come tomorrow.
http://chess-news.ru/node/21722
Impeachment facing Ilyumzhinov?
Friday, 07/01/2016
The General Assembly of FIDE will have a surprise in Baku
As Chess-News has learned, at the next General Assembly of FIDE in Baku, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov can expect impeachment. To do this, you must collect 50 percent plus one vote of the delegates.
Recall that in December last year Ilyumzhinov " temporarily handed over legal, financial and business powers relating to the activities of FIDE” to Georgios Makropoulos. This happened due to the sanctions that were imposed on it by the United States of America. Since then, however, there was not a single case when Makropoulos represented FIDE in the position of acting president, and the Ilyumzhinov said repeatedly that he continues to be the head of the International Federation.
According to our information, the sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the financial activities of FIDE, since this activity is directly dependent on one person - Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Since the outcome of litigation of Ilyumzhinov with the Ministry of Finance of the USA is far from obvious, people from the FIDE President environment hastily seeking ways out of the current crisis situation and sources of funding.
Impeachment, if it happens, it's unlikely to be limited: there, in Baku, during the Olympics the new president will be elected in September. According to the FIDE Statutes, the election procedure for the position is held every four years, which means that the next elections should be held in 2018. To hold elections now requires a change in the Constitution, which requires the consent of two thirds of the Congress delegates. Are there a sufficient number of supporters of a change in the Charter?
"Macro and friends preparing tp impeach Ilyumzhinov will be a great show during the Olympic Games. Guess which way my vote will go..?" - tweeted the former head of the European Chess Union, Silvio Danailov.
If, however, the Charter is to be changed, then the question arises: who will nominate the new president (read - sponsor)? According to our information, negotiations are underway with several candidates. Among them are two of the current FIDE official hierarchy: head of chess in Asia, Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nai Han and the head of the Russian Chess Federation Andrey Filatov. However, there may be other surprises.
We asked Kirsan Ilyumzhinov for a comment, but at the time of publication of this piece, there has been no reply.
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