Florentino PĂ©rez has been re-elected as president of Real Madrid, securing 65% of the votes.
During the elections held this Sunday at Real Madrid City from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., club members cast their ballots, resulting in PĂ©rez receiving 21,741 votes while his opponent, Enrique Riquelme, garnered 11,814 votes, which equates to 35% of the total.
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“This has been a remarkable day for Real Madrid. I sincerely appreciate your support in winning these elections. We triumphed at every polling station and achieved the second-best result in the history of Real Madrid elections, only surpassed by the 2004 results,” PĂ©rez stated to reporters.
Furthermore, he responded to concerns regarding the election process, saying: “Over a thousand mail-in votes were unjustly invalidated due to procedural errors, and we intend to appeal this decision, as we firmly believe we have a case.”
PĂ©rez arrived to cast his vote at 9:57 a.m., while Riquelme did so at 10:53 a.m. The counting process was complicated due to challenges regarding the validity of approximately a thousand mail-in ballots, which were annulled due to various irregularities.
In his campaign, Florentino highlighted objectives such as reinstating economic ownership to club members, appointing JosĂ© Mourinho as head coach, signing players like KonatĂ© and Dumfries, and presenting a €150 million offer for a prominent star not yet named. Riquelme’s promises included recruiting JĂĽrgen Klopp as manager, along with acquiring Haaland as a marquee signing and Rodri, along with forming an executive team that might include figures such as RaĂşl, Hierro, or Casillas.
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Having served as president of Real Madrid since 2000, with a hiatus from 2006 to 2009, PĂ©rez’s new term will focus on the upcoming summer transfer window and the initiation of a new sporting project.
The initial actions in the transfer market, particularly involving Mourinho, will serve as the first significant test of his electoral commitments.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.