"We must greatly appreciate ourselves because we have shown ourselves that Indonesia's democracy is progressing on the right path," Thohir stated after the PSSI Extraordinary Congress here Thursday (February 16).
The Extraordinary Congress took place for at least 11 hours and concluded at 9:30 p.m. local time (UTC +7) after the formation of the Executive Committee, comprising the chairperson, two deputy chairpersons, and 12 members, was completed.
The first agenda of selecting the PSSI chairperson went smoothly, as Thohir secured 64 votes, soundly defeating the runner-up, Speaker of the Regional Representative Council (DPD RI) La Nyalla Mattalitti, who managed to gain only 22 votes.
Two other chairperson candidates, Arif Wicaksono and Doni Setiabudi, received no votes.
Meanwhile, former PSSI Secretary General Ratu Tisha Destria and Minister of Youth and Sports Zainudin Amali were selected as the two PSSI deputy chairpersons after repeat voting.
The initial result, which showed Amali and the incumbent PSSI Secretary General, Yunus Nusi, get the most votes, was rejected by voters, who suspected foul play in the process and alleged votes for some other candidates were ignored in the counting.
Following the repeat voting, the final result showed the top two candidates were Destria, who gained 54 votes, and Nusi, who got 53 votes. Amali only received 44 votes.
However, Nusi unexpectedly resigned hours after being elected as deputy chairperson, paving the way for Amali.
Moreover, the 12 PSSI Executive Committee members selected at the Extraordinary Congress are Setyawan securing 52 votes; Endri Erawan and Juni Rahman each receiving 49 votes; Muhammad and Khairul Anwar each getting 56 votes; Rudi Yulianto, 51 votes; Sumardji, 44; Vivin Cahyani, 46; Pieter Tanuri, 60; Arya Mahendra Sinulingga, 58; Ahmad Riyadh, 54; and Hasnuryadi Sulaiman, 48.
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Translator: Michael Siahaan, Nabil Ihsan
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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