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11 September 2024 - 4:30 AM

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Wednesday briefing: Vincent Labrune re-elected as LFP president

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Vincent Labrune has been re-elected as LFP president for the next four years after defeating board member Cyril Linette, as had been widely expected, at the organisation’s elective general assembly yesterday.

As reported by French media, of the 17 members on the board of directors, Labrune obtained 14 votes, while Linette secured just two. Labrune then won 86 per cent of the general assembly votes in the first round.

The current president has come under fire over the handling of

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