Prince Ali loses bid to suspend election — Federation Internationale de Football Association presidency

Prince Ali has insisted upon see-through voting booths to prevent voters taking photos of their completed ballots to prove how they voted – the fear being corrupt individuals need to prove they have voted as instructed by their fixers.

This travesty of a Federation Internationale de Football Association presidential election recalls the days of Comical Ali, the Iraqi information minister who declared impending victory over America while the rumble of American tanks shook the room in which he promised death to the invader.

In a statement, Al-Hussein’s lawyers said, “FIFA opposed our request for an accelerated procedure so that these questions could be decided before February 26”.

Al-Hussein, Sheikh Salman and Infantino are joined by Tokyo Sexwale and Jerome Champagne on the ballot for the Friday event.

Prince Ali already plans to test Fifa’s resistance to transparent voting booths by having some sent to Zurich ahead of Friday’s vote.

But Prince Ali’s legal representatives are seeking clarification on the enforcement of those measures and the sanctions available for any violation of the ban, according to the Independent.

“FIFA has been invited to file written observations in reply to Prince Ali’s request”. CAS later announced it would decide by Thursday whether to stage a dramatic intervention in the election of Sepp Blatter’s successor as president of football’s scandal-plagued governing body.

However, FIFA rejected his proposal and will instead ask voters to leave their mobile phones outside while choosing between the five candidates.

New shadow: With FIFA in desperate need of a clean start and reforms to improve its tainted image, the complaints have cast a new shadow over the election campaign.

Sheikh Salman issued a firm denial on Tuesday evening.

The claims, made in a a speech in the U.K. House of Commons, were swiftly rejected by Salman who is battling Gianni Infantino, the Swiss general secretary of European soccer body UEFA and three other candidates, for the top job in world football.

“It is clear that this reveals the objective to swamp the Congress hall with confederation employees able to access the voting FAs and their delegates”.

FIFA has 209 national associations, but now only 207 are approved to vote, following the suspensions of Kuwait and Indonesia, although both countries could be cleared to participate on Friday. Two companies also face charges.

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