Electoral Board proclaims Joan Laporta, Víctor Font and Toni Freixa as candidates for club presidency

The Electoral Board met this Thursday at the Auditori 1899 at the Camp Nou to announce the definitive candidates for the FC Barcelona presidential elections scheduled for Sunday 24 January.

Following validation of the signatures presented, members Joan Laporta, Víctor Font and Toni Freixa have been declared official candidates for the FC Barcelona presidency, pursuant to article 48.5 of the Club Statutes.

During the validation procedure, member Emili Rousaud announced to the Electoral Board that he was withdrawing his bid to stand for election.

The following are full details of the signature count:

JOAN LAPORTA I ESTRUCH
Signatures presented: 10,272
Signatures validated: 9,625

VÍCTOR FONT I MANTÉ
Signatures presented: 4,713
Signatures validated: 4,431

ANTONI FREIXA I MARTÍN
Signatures presented: 2,822 
Signatures validated: 2,634

The Electoral Board wishes to thank the club employees for all their hard work and also everyone who has intervened on behalf of the aspirant members, as well the work done by the Members Ombudsman, Joan Manuel Trayter, and notary Gerardo Conesa throughout the process.

Following the proclamation of candidates, tomorrow Friday 15 January the elections campaigns commence, culminating in the elections themselves on Sunday 24.