Bartomeu, Benedito, Freixa and Laporta candidates for FC Barcelona president

The Electoral Board have met this Wednesday in the Ricard Maxenchs press room at Camp Nou to announce the candidates for the presidency of FC Barcelona, as established in article 48.5 of the Club’s Statutes.

Rafael Herrera, as president of the Electoral Board, accompanied by the rest of the members, Isaac Díaz, Lídia Ferran, Antonio Vidal, Josep Isern and Jordi Calsamiglia, as secretary, was the person charged with the task of explaining the latest phase of the electoral calendar in which the Board has had to check that the pre-candidates put forward and those members seconding them fulfill the requirements stated in the Statutes. Also, that they have completed the necessary paperwork within the time frame stipulated and that the proposed candidates have received the support of the minimum number of members as stated in section 48.3 besides also confirming that the proposed candidacy has been accompanied by the guarantee referred to in section 48.4.

In particular the Electoral Board has had to validate the letters of support pertaining to each proposed candidacy.

Underneath we detail the results of the validation process:

Therefore, the candidates for the FC Barcelona presidential elections are:

JOSEP MARIA BARTOMEU I FLORETA
JOAN LAPORTA I ESTRUCH
AGUSTÍ BENEDITO I BENET
ANTONI FREIXA I MARTÍN

The electoral board took the opportunity to, through their president Rafael Herrera, the work put in by the teams from each candidacy over the last few days. He also thank the work carried out by the notary, Mr.Gerardo Conesa, whose role helped to validate the process also.