The Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training and Sports approved this Thursday The order that will regulate the selection processes of Spanish sports federations, The final text will be published in the Official State Gazette in the coming days.

After the approval of the said order, inter alia It aims to increase the number of women in the general assemblies of federations, these are necessary Develop your own edits as a preliminary step Elections will be held in most cases in 2024, including those that should be called in 2024. Real Spanish Football Federation.

“This order is the result of a reflective process and is based on the principles of equality, inclusivity, democratization, transparency and good governance that inspired the new Sports Code.” Supreme Sports Council (CSD)It assessed that the entry into force of a new regulatory framework on January 1, 2023 “makes it necessary to adapt the regulations regarding the electoral processes of the Spanish federations.”

“The approved text introduces changes in line with the articles of the previous decision of 2015 and encourages changes in the election processes of the governing bodies of sports federations.” Proportionality of the composition of general assemblies with Organic Law No. 3/2007 effective equality between men and women.

So -continues- Increase in women’s representation is encouraged At General Assemblies “with the aim of ensuring greater female representation in the ranks of athletes, coaches and referees.”

It also considers the current existence of two professional leagues, men’s and women’s, in the same federation and encourages participation by: disabled people“it makes inclusion one of its main pillars.”

The text clearly states “inadequacy, incompatibility, unsuitability or Those who have been convicted by a final decision by disciplinary committees by national or international federations or national or international sports courts

CSD also underlines that the new order guarantees: Voting will be “equal, free, direct and secret”It introduces the obligation to prove identity for voting by post and underlines additional obligations to expand election processes “to reach the youngest members with the right to vote through all social networks and web media of the sports federation.”

After the decision is approved, after receiving the mandatory report from the Sports Administrative Court, which is the body responsible for election affairs, Spanish sports federations should develop their own regulations as a preliminary step to the election call.