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Presidential Election 2025-29, Runoff Round

Presidential Election for the 2025-2029 Term

Dr Alla Guekht has been elected ILAE President, 2025-29 after the runoff round was concluded on the 1^st May 2024. The results are as follows:

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Edward H Bertram, III	93	42.66%
Alla Guekht	125	57.34%
Votes tallied: 218
Abstentions: 1

Out of the 127 Chapters, 111 voted while a further 7 were ineligible owing to non-payment of dues. The remaining 9 Chapters were eligible but did not participate.

It gives us great pleasure to inform you that Prof. Guekht has accepted her election as President for the next term. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Prof. Edward H. Bertram and Dr Roberto Caraballo for running. We are sure that they, along with all of our members, will join us in congratulating Prof. Guekht on her election and wishing her a productive and successful tenure as President.

Solomon Moshé, Elections Committee Chair
Patricia Braga
Angelina Kakooza
Boulenouar Mesraoua
Emilio Perucca
William Theodore
Peter Wolf

Presidential Election for the 2025-2029 Term

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