2015 FC Barcelona presidential election
18 July 2015
Turnout43.1% Decrease 5 pp
 
Candidate Josep Maria Bartomeu Joan Laporta Agustí Benedito
Popular vote 25,823 15,615 3,386
Percentage 54.6% 33.0% 7.1%
 
Candidate Toni Freixa
Popular vote 1,750
Percentage 3.7%
President before election

Josep Maria Bartomeu

 Elected President

Josep Maria Bartomeu

The 2015 FC Barcelona presidential election was the thirteenth FC Barcelona presidential election, held on Saturday 18 July 2015. The interim president Josep Maria Bartomeu's candidacy got re-elected by defeating the three other main challengers: Joan Laporta, former President of the club, Toni Freixa, a former executive, and Agustí Benedito, an entrepreneur. The voters of the election were the 109,637 FC Barcelona socis (members)[1] at the Camp Nou, who voted through a universal suffrage system and elected their new president for 6 years. The final turnout was 43.12%, a decrease of a 5% since the last election.[2]

Electoral calendar

The electoral calendar was the following:[3]

  • 11 June: Election called
  • 24-26 June: Census collected
  • 29 June - 4 July: Candidacy announcements and signatures
  • 6-8 July: Proclamation of the valid candidacies
  • 9-16 July: Electoral campaign
  • 17 July: Election silence
  • 18 July: Election

Candidacies

There were 7 pre-candidacies: Josep Maria Bartomeu,[4] Agustí Benedito, Jordi Farré,[5] Toni Freixa,[6] Joan Laporta,[3] Jordi Majó,[3] and Joan Batiste.[7] Even when the club has more than 140,000 members, the only people who could vote were the 109,637 members who had the age to do so. Each candidate had to get 2,534 butlletes de suport (support tickets) before 4 July.[8] As the day arrived, Josep Maria Bartomeu, Joan Laporta, Toni Freixa and Agustí Benedito were able to collect the tickets, effectively making them formal and official candidates to the presidency.

Results

With the final participation of 47,270 socis (43.12% of the census), Josep Maria Bartomeu got 25,823 votes (54.63%) and won the election, Joan Laporta got 15,615 votes (33.03%), and finally Agustí Benedito with 3,386 votes (7.16%) and Toni Freixa with 1,750 votes (3.70%).[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "109.637 socios tendrán derecho al voto en las elecciones del FC Barcelona". Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Josep Maria Bartomeu guanya les eleccions i serà el president del Barça els pròxims sis anys". TV3. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Arranca la carrera electoral por la presidencia del FC Barcelona". Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Bartomeu presenta la precandidatura per a la presidència del Barça defensant el llegat de l'últim any i mig". TV3. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Jordi Farré confirma que es presentarà a les eleccions i demana a Bartomeu que es convoquin en un dia de partit". TV3. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Toni Freixa presenta la seva precandidatura a la presidència". NacióDigital. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Es presenta la setena precandidatura a les eleccions del Barça: Seguiment FCB". TV3. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "El difícil repte de les 2.534 signatures". NacióDigital. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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