In a letter they announced that they would bring the case before the Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS. A spokesman for the ÖSV confirmed to the APA the truthfulness of the corresponding media reports on an appeal.
The plaintiffs complain that the democratic principles were undermined in the confirmation elections at the 53rd FIS Congress in Milan. The 126 associations would not have had a choice, but could only vote for Eliasch or not at all for the only candidate anyway. Otherwise the votes were invalid. The 70 votes for the controversial Swede, who succeeded Gian-Franco Kasper last year, resulted in a result of 100 percent.
“We do not share this understanding of the law,” said ÖSV General Secretary Christian Scherer, who then left the hall alongside representatives of other nations such as Germany, Switzerland, Finland and Croatia. As Scherer also explained, 15 associations including Austria wanted a secret ballot and also announced this by letter. This is “a clear signal that one should actually take it seriously”. The ÖSV then examined appeals.
Source: Nachrichten
