Kostadinova responded to Lecheva, will lead BOC to court decision

The dispute over the presidency of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee continued today. After Vesela Lecheva, who won the voting of the General Assembly with 48:33 votes yesterday, came out with a position according to which she should by law take office, a response from the team of Stefka Kostadinova, who continues to perform the chairman of the BOC, was followed today.

« Obviously, a legal case arose for all, as chairman of the BOC and the laws of the country, I cannot neglect it and I am obliged to act in accordance with the decision of the Bulgarian court. I cannot neglect the opinion of a considerable part of the members of the General Assembly and the reasons for the reasons. The Bulgarian Olympians that the BOC’s activity continues to be carried out in full and in the best way for the committee and for the Bulgarian sport.

I hope I also insist on an hour sooner to get clarity on the legitimacy of the general election assembly and its decisions. As the chairman of BOC, I have known the IOC in detail of the case, My team is in constant connection with the plant. Again declare my willingness to comply with the decision of the Bulgarian court, «  He wrote in the communique to the media on behalf of Kostadinova.

The BOC’s legal team, on the other hand, came out with its explanation of the situation and why Stefka Kostadinova continues to perform her activity as chairman of BOC, with the reading being in full opposition to the points of the law on which Lechev’s request to take the post immediately. « In the account of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee Association (BOC) in the register of non-profit legal entities, Mrs. Stefka Kostadinova was entered as a representative. At present, it has not been deleted as the chairman of the association. According to Art. 8 of the ZTR, the deletion of the entry has an effect in the future. In view of this, only the inscribed representative can express the will of the legal entity in his relationship with third parties.

The Sofia City Court is pending claims, which challenges the legality of the decisions of the General Assembly of the Association, taken at the meeting held on 19.03.2025. Judicial decisions in these cases are constitutional and the legal consequence of them is a control over the legality of the decisions of the association related to its activity.

In respecting the constitutional claim under Art. 25, para. 4 The Law on Non -profit Organizations ends with a decision that satisfies the applicant’s testative right, issuing a subsequent change in the relationship between the parties. In this sense, until the conclusion of a court act that has entered into force, the decisions of the BOC General Assembly, held on 19.03.2025, have the right to represent the association has the register of non -profit legal entities. Moreover, the registry proceedings have been suspended at the moment, which has been stated for entry circumstances related to the contested decisions of the General Assembly.

The possibility of suspension of register proceedings provided by the legislator in the case of a dispute regarding the legality of organ decisions guarantees the possibility of being held judicial Procedure for controlling these solutions. Only after its completion of the circumstances to be entered are finally reflected in the account of the association in accordance with the result of their challenge, «  is the complete explanation of Stefka Kostadinova’s legal team.

A check on Dnevnik shows that until the entry of the new management, the old, last entered in the register, continues to manage. In other words, Kostadinova will remain in power until the filed cases are over, despite the claims of Vesela Lecheva and her team.