All the pieces is hanging by a thread now. The preliminary report of the Normal Inspectorate for Schooling, Sport and Analysis (IGESR), commissioned by the Ministry of Sport within the fall and despatched to the FFF on Monday, largely overwhelms Noël Le Graët. This one is not authorized. Probably not a shock, aside from the retired CEO of 3F. Trapped in a world stuffed with certainties, he didn’t even have the readability to concern the arrival of a report on his rule, which he imagined to be “constructive”. He even swore it on the helm of Comex simply 20 days in the past, which on this establishment is tantamount to holding his phrase. We stay collectively, we die collectively, dangerous boys perpetually.
As a result of Nono and his followers are in the identical boat. That is even one of many accusations in opposition to the FFF within the well-known report, which invokes “the political technique of positioning your self behind the chairman, the top of the checklist, because the mandates of the members of the manager committee are legally linked to this president.
No dissent or debate on Comex
All these stunning folks rule in actuality as they had been elected from the States Normal in 2011. In the meantime, the reform of the federation’s constitution motivated by the Knysna affair results in the voting system we all know and which a sensible observer of the 3F case as we speak considers “huge nonsense”.
“It is a poll checklist with a locked checklist. The checklist that comes first takes all of the locations [il en reste en réalité deux automatiquement attribués au président de la Ligue de football professionnel et au président de la Ligue du football amateur, un bien timide contrepoids]. As such, there isn’t a opposition or debate within the Comex as solely supporters of Le Graët sit there. One might think about that the highest checklist would take, for instance, three quarters of the seats and the opposite 25%. However no, it is a single coloration checklist. »
A thesis that doesn’t appear to contradict the IGESR report: “comex is recognized as a spot of remark and consensus, which is undoubtedly one of many penalties of closed checklist voting, which leaves no room for opposition. »
It is a little much less true when the boss is cornered. At 87 boulevard de Grenelle, we desperately attempt to break the chain connected to Le Graët’s cannonball, or threat sinking with it. Particularly because the preliminary report would not reassure anybody at Comex, starting with Eric Borghini.
“I concern that studying this extraordinarily highly effective report will encourage the thought of Degagism. But when Noël Le Graët takes over and resigns, now we have all of the instruments to function till 2024 below regular situations. Counting on NLG’s good religion is an nearly spiritual thought.
Authorities’s final resort to expel Le Graët
Nonetheless, there are a number of levers that might disrupt the reigns if the outdated man had been to final, which might by no means be dominated out:
– Comex convening an Extraordinary Normal Assembly to question the President is feasible… However it could result in new elections and condemn Comex as a complete.
-The Federal Meeting can be convened by 1 / 4 of its members in the event that they so want, once more paving the best way for the resignation of Comex and the president, or on the request of the Excessive Soccer Authority (HAF)… However the latter has to date most well-liked to behave in the interim.
-Final possibility, as indicated within the pre-screening report: Comex referral to the Federal Disciplinary Board for disciplinary motion in opposition to the President.
A brand new sports activities regulation for a brand new life
Other than releasing her (former) followers, the “splendid” state of affairs would permit the federation to run usually till 2024. This feature has one other benefit in comparison with the hypothetical early elections in 2023: a brand new regulation aimed toward democratizing sport can be ruled by it. This shuffles the playing cards of federal governance, and its implementation is scheduled for January 1, 2024. The textual content was carried by former LREM deputy Pierre-Alain Raphan.
What’s going to change for some federations is the mixing of golf equipment within the election of governors. From 2024, golf equipment must vote to decide on the president of the federation, which has not occurred all over the place [la FFF répond à un système de grands électeurs]. »
“One other concern, provides Raphan, the governing our bodies of nationwide sports activities federations must respect gender parity. Historical past would possibly properly have turned out in another way if there had been parity on sure points from the start. I feel this level will assist guarantee reassurance and vigilance, particularly on points associated to violence in opposition to girls. »
The audit requires a evaluate of the FFF
Member Céline Calvez, who additionally led the venture “democratizing sport in France”, can be nearly stunned by its significance. “It is fairly loopy to see that the explanations we pushed this textual content are already proving helpful. She added that to the checklist of crucial adjustments relevant to all federations from 2024, she provides “a three-term restrict. We have seen it within the skating federation: when you’ve been on the head of a federation with robust energy for 22 years, it is worse than in different political fields. »
However, the Sports activities Act doesn’t have an effect on the 3F-specific closed-list electoral system. “We want to have the ability to go additional on this matter,” laments the previous MP. For lack of something higher, the audit report recommends a evaluate of the FFF, from statutory evaluate to the implementation of an motion plan on gender-based violence and sexual violence. There isn’t a doubt that Amélie Oudéa-Castéra will handle it. Céline Calvez: “We all know that the regulation just isn’t all the time sufficient and that you simply additionally want to have the ability to present dedication, which the minister is aware of. Noël Le Graët and Bernard Laporte approve of this message.