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Juan Laporta after being elected president. Photo: Reuters
Rumors have been circulating since Joseph Maria Bartomeu resigned the presidency on October 28. Who is the president of Bara? However, Juan Laporta has been elected the new president of the Spanish club Barcelona. He has won the presidency for the second time, leaving Victor Fant and Tony Friesa behind.
50.42 percent of the Catalan club’s voters voted for the new director and the new board in a 12-hour vote on Sunday (March 8). Many players also participated, including Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba.
A total of 51,963 votes were cast. Laporta, a Catalan lawyer and politician who served as president of Barcelona from 2003 to 2010, received 30,164 or 54.28 percent of the votes. The closest rival, Font, got 17,069 or 29.99 percent of the vote. Another candidate, Strawberry, received 4,069 votes, or 8.56 percent of the vote.
Joseph Maria Bartomeu resigned as president last October amid mounting pressure for failing to perform his duties. Carles Tuskets assumed the position of acting president.
Elections were scheduled for January 24 after Bartomeu’s departure. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak, it was postponed until March 6.
Laporta took over at a very difficult time. The club’s contract with Messi will end at the end of this season. The Argentine star, who wanted to leave the team last season, said earlier that he would speak to the new president about the final decision. Many see Messi’s vote as a positive sign.
On election day, Laporta said he would speak to Messi’s father and agent, Jorge Messi, in the evening if he were elected. It takes precedence over the new contract with the best player in the team’s history.
At the beginning of the electoral campaign, Laporta had said that Messi would leave Barcelona if he was not elected. Claiming a good relationship with Messi, Laporta said: “We will offer him (renew the contract) after judging the situation at the club. The relationship with him is good, we respect each other. We may not be able to fight for money, but Messi is He wants to finish his career from the highest possible place.
Currently, the economic situation of the La Liga team is very fragile. Another great challenge for Laporta is to improve Barcelona’s financial situation. The economic situation of the La Liga team has become very fragile due to the Corona epidemic.
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