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Benfica’s elections were brought forward for next Wednesday, October 28. The decision was announced by the Chairman of the Board of the General Meeting, Virgílio Duque Vieira, in a meeting with the candidates at the Estádio da Luz, he learned Record.
Benfica, for its part, confirmed the information advanced by our newspaper in a statement.
Release
As is public knowledge, it will not be possible to carry out the electoral act of the governing bodies of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, on the date originally scheduled, October 30, due to the strict restrictions announced by the Council of Ministers, which prohibit the free movement of citizens. between municipalities, between October 30 and November 3.
In line with the expected worsening of the pandemic situation in the foreseeable future, publicly assumed by officials and health specialists with the inherent implementation of the most varied security and restriction measures.
Respecting strict compliance with the Club Statutes, which establishes and defines, in the terms of article 55, number 2, subsection a) that the electoral acts of the Club’s governing bodies (Board of the General Assembly, Board of Management and Supervision) between October 24 and 31, every four years.
The Board of the General Assembly of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, meeting today with representatives of the four lists of candidates for the Elections of the Governing Bodies of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, informed them of the decision to anticipate and call the electoral act for the next October 28, 2020, on Wednesday, under the terms and conditions provided in the previously published announcement of the call, that is, in terms of voting times and places. “
News updated at 4:53 p.m.
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