FIFA has taken over the running of the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) and will oversee¹ a transparent² election for a new president, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said.

 

国际足联已接管乌拉圭足协，将监管一场透明的新主席选举。

 

The AUF sank into crisis in July when Wilmar Valdez abruptly³ quit the presidency⁴ just hours before a vote in which he was expected to be re-elected.

 

Valdez cited family reasons for his decision, denying media reports that it was related to mysterious audio recordings⁵ about a stadium security contract that compromised his image.

 

An attempt to proceed with an election failed because two of the candidates did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.

 

In a letter sent to the AUF and confirmed by CONMEBOL, FIFA said it would bring the association's statutes⁶ in line with its own rules before holding a new election.

 

"The mandate⁷ of the regularization committee will run until Feb 28, 2019," the letter said. "The regularization committee will act as an electoral commission whose decision will be firm."

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