A Paris court docket has dominated Laura Villars’ problem in opposition to the FIA will proceed to trial however received’t forestall subsequent week’s presidential election from being held.
Presidential candidate Villars sued the FIA in October over guidelines that imply solely incumbent Mohammed Ben Sulayem is allowed to run.
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Every contender must put collectively a workforce of seven vice-presidents from the FIA’s six world areas, however the one eligible vice-president from South America, Fabiana Ecclestone, pledged her help to Ben Sulayem.
This compelled all three challengers – Villars, Tim Mayer and Virginie Philippot – to withdraw their bids.
Beneath the fast-tracked référé process, a primary listening to happened on 10 November.
Villars and lawyer Robin Binsard denounced “the impossibility of presenting an alternate bid; the unprecedented scenario of getting one single eligible candidate for the South American area; the nominating committee’s transparency and strategies; the electoral procedures’ compliance with the governance, democracy and integrity rules which the FIA advocates for,” a press launch from Villars acknowledged.
Laura Villars
Picture by: Laura Villars
The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris dominated on Wednesday {that a} full trial could be obligatory; solely then will these themes be debated.
The trial will happen from 16 February 2026, that means the presidential election will go forward on 12 December in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
If the result of the trial is unfavourable to the FIA, Ben Sulayem’s impending election could possibly be annulled.
Mayer’s FIA Ahead marketing campaign labelled this preliminary ruling as a “cheap and anticipated response” given the complexity of the case, the fast-tracked course of and the truth that not all proof was offered within the référé listening to.
Extra reporting by Basile Davoine
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