UEFA: Aleksander Ceferin (SLO) or Michael van Praag (NED) will become president on 14/09/2016

Aleksander Ceferin (SLO), 48 years old, president of the Slovenian Football Association, and Michael van Praag (NED), 68 years old, president of the Football Federation of the Netherlands, are the only two candidates for the presidency of UEFA, after the withdrawal of Angel María Villar Llona (ESP) on 06/09/2016. The vote will take place during the 12^th Extraordinary UEFA Congress in Athens (GRE), on Wednesday, 14/09/2016.

The 55 national member federations affiliated to UEFA have one vote each. "In the first round, an absolute majority (more than half) of the votes validly cast is decisive. In the second and third rounds, a simple majority decides (the largest number of votes). Then, in case of a tie, we proceed to a draw," reads Article 19 (paragraph 1) of the UEFA Statutes, titled "Elections".

The French and German Federations have recently indicated that they would vote for Aleksander Ceferin, while the English and Belgian Federations announced they will support Michael van Praag, on 07/09/2016.

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