FIFA: why Michel Platini's candicacy deadline is technically 26/01/2016 and not 26/02/2016

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The Extraordinary FIFA Congress which will elect the new president of the international federation is scheduled for Friday 26/02/2016, however Tuesday 26/01/2016, one month earlier, is the final deadline for which the potential candidacy of Michel Platini must be validated by the FIFA Ad hoc Electoral Committee.

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