Win Over LaNyalla, SOE Minister Erick Thohir Becomes Chairman Of PSSI 2023-2027
JAKARTA - The Minister of BUMN, Erick Thohir was officially elected as the General Chairman (Ketum) of PSSI for the 2023-2027 period. He was far ahead of his rivals in voting at the Extraordinary Congress (KLB), which took place Thursday, February 16, afternoon WIB.
Erick Thohir was elected as PSSI Chairman for 2023-2027 after winning 64 votes out of a total of 86 votes present at the Shangri-La Hotel, Central Jakarta. Meanwhile, LaNyalla Mattalitti, who is Erick Thohir's strong rival, only pocketed 22 votes.
Meanwhile, two other candidates for Chairman, namely Arif Putra Wicaksono and Doni Setiabudi, were confirmed to have failed because they did not have any votes from the voters.
After the voting results for the PSSI Chairman have been counted, the event will continue with the election of the deputy chairman and also members of the Executive Commission (Exco). Until this news was published the agenda was still ongoing.
After voting for the general chairman was completed, LaNyalla was seen leaving the election location. However, he expressed his support and sincerity with the results obtained today.
"I lost, I accepted and we handed it over to Mr. Erick Thohir. I will continue to support Mr. Erick as chairman," said LaNyalla.
"Should be sincere, we may try, if not achieved it means we are saved by God from the fight," he concluded.