On April 6, the term of office of the President of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL), Thomas Grimm, ends.

Elections for organization head scheduled for April 27. According to the Charter of the UPL, elections must be held in person, writes Sport Arena.

Ukrainian Championship matches suspended on March 17 due to a coronavirus infection pandemic.

According to the publication, today Grimm will announce his resignation during the final video conference with the Directorate of UPL. Earlier, he announced that he would not take part in new elections..

The vacant seat could be temporarily taken by the vice president of UPL, de jure - first deputy Grimm, but last fall this post was actually canceled. After the dismissal of Markiyan Klyuchkovsky, the League did not seek him a replacement.

Therefore, from Monday one of the articles of the Premier League charter will come into force, which says that if the president is unable to fulfill his duties, the leadership of the League - until the election of a new leader - goes to the Directorate of the UPL, headed by the executive director. This post is now held by Eugene Wild.

Grimm was elected President of UPL on April 6, 2018 with a two-year contract.. His main promise was to create a single pool.. However, this could not be realized.