Soccer Football - FC Barcelona elections - Barcelona, Spain - March 16, 2026 Joan Laporta celebrates his victory after being re-elected as FC Barcelona president alongside his board members REUTERS/Albert Gea
MADRID, March 16 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Joan Laporta was re-elected president of FC Barcelona until 2031 on Sunday after winning the club's presidential election, Xinhua reported.
The 63-year-old Laporta had secured 68 per cent of the vote, compared with 30 per cent for his rival Victor Font, who conceded defeat shortly after 11 p.m. local time, describing the result as "unanswerable."
The club said that 48,480 of the club's roughly 114,000 eligible members cast a vote, a turnout of about 42 per cent.
Laporta's victory is largely due to Barcelona's continued success on the pitch under coach Hansi Flick, despite the club's serious financial problems and delays in the redevelopment of Camp Nou.
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