Despite the intervention, contested president Milovan Kegevic announced a new four-year strategic plan and appointed Horacio de la Peña as tournament director, while the Fetech Electoral Commission scheduled a general assembly for August 27 to replace disqualified board members.
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The Legal Battleground Over Fetech’s Registry
The core of the dispute rests on conflicting official records and eligibility verifications. Following the June 6 elections, the Electoral Commission—comprising Enrique Liberona, Patricio Fredes, and Jaime Quiroz—annulled the results. The reversal occurred after the Universidad Bolivariana officially denied that Milovan Kegevic and board member Valentina Marín had ever been students at the institution, invalidating their candidacy prerequisites.
Despite these formal disqualifications, Kegevic presented a Civil Registry certificate recognizing a board formed by himself, Marín, Úrsula Cortés, and Gabriel Dimarco. However, the document only reflected data up to the June 6 election date, ignoring subsequent electoral annulments. In response, the Electoral Commission issued formal notices to the IND, the COCh, and the Civil Registry to enforce the disqualifications.
Meanwhile, Iván Navarro, the resigned vice-president of the opposition faction, submitted exhaustive documentation to the Civil Registry. Navarro’s filing detailed every disqualification resolution alongside decisions from the Metropolitan Electoral Tribunal, which has repeatedly rejected appeals filed by Kegevic’s legal counsel, Javier Gómez, to halt the process. Navarro’s presentation asserted that the Civil Registry certificate relied on materially false, incomplete, and outdated information regarding individuals who were formally unqualified at the time of issuance.
Electoral Overhaul and Scheduled Leadership Succession
With only two directors remaining as validly recognized members—and seven total vacancies to fill—the Electoral Commission convened a general assembly for August 27 at 12:00 PM in the COCh Plenary Hall. The assembly aims to ratify succeeding majorities to restore administrative quorum.
| Proposed Official | Projected Role | Administrative Status |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Bugueño | President | Pending August 27 Ratification |
| Guillermo Piedrabuena | Secretary General | Pending August 27 Ratification |
| Marcelo Rojas | Director | Pending August 27 Ratification |
The Parallel Administration and the Appointment of Horacio de la Peña
Ignoring the Electoral Commission’s rulings, Kegevic and his remaining board members pressed forward with prominent operational appointments. Among them is the selection of Andrea Koch as captain of the Billie Jean King Cup team and the high-profile integration of Horacio de la Peña as the federation’s tournament director.
The faction scheduled a press conference to present de la Peña and outline their four-year strategic guidelines for national tennis. But legal analysts note that under the Electoral Commission’s binding mandates, any administrative act, contract, or appointment executed by Kegevic and his faction carries no legal validity. As the IND-backed administrative intervention moves forward, the federation remains deadlocked between executive announcements and institutional reality.
