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France's Luc Tardif elected president of International Ice Hockey Federation

St.Petersburg, Sep 25 (UNI/Sputnik) The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) elected French hockey official Luc Tardif as its new president on Saturday.
The hockey federation held the vote in Russia's St. Petersburg after previous President Rene Fasel had retired. To win office, a candidate needs to get over 50% of the delegates' vote. According to the IIHF, Tardif, who has been heading the French Ice Hockey Federation, won the fourth round with 67 votes (63.21%) against Germany's Franz Reindl, who received 39 votes (36.79%).
"Luc Tardif has been elected as new IIHF President succeeding René Fasel, who held the position for 27 years and didn’t stand for re-election. He won the presidential election in the fourth and last round against Franz Reindl," the IIHF said in a statement.
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