Florentino Perez is on the cusp of a new term as president of Real Madrid, after the preliminary election results showed his clear superiority over his rival, the Spanish businessman Enrique Riquelme, awaiting the official announcement from the club in the coming hours.
According to what was reported by the Spanish newspaper “AS”, Perez won about 66% of the total votes, compared to only 34% for his competitor Riquelme, bringing him close to continuing his leadership of the Royal Club for a new term extending until a year. 2030.
The electoral process witnessed some controversy regarding mail-in votes, after nearly 400 votes were challenged due to problems related to the stamp of the notary in charge of documenting the procedures, before those votes were officially excluded.
However, these developments did not affect the course of the elections, as reports indicated that Perez achieved overwhelming superiority in the postal vote, after obtaining approximately 80% of the votes of this category, which strengthened his significant lead in the race. Electoral.
Real Madrid is expected to officially announce in the coming hours that Florentino Pérez has won the presidency of the club, so that the man who led one of the most successful periods in the history of Merengue will continue his sporting and administrative project, after years that witnessed the team winning many local and continental titles.
If the results are finally confirmed, Pérez will begin a new term amid great ambitions to continue strengthening Real Madrid’s position on the sporting and economic levels, especially with the development projects he is leading within the club, and in The most important of which is modernizing the infrastructure and enhancing the team’s strength in the transfer market.