The Barcelona presidential election is underway when one of Juan Laporta, Victor Pont and Tony Freisha will end the day as the new president of the Catalan club. The polls, which are located in six different locations, including Camp Nou Stadium, are open until 22:00 Israel time, when the announcement of the winner of the election is expected at 00:30.
A large number of eligible voters have already sent their vote by mail, but no less than87,479 eligible voters who did not vote by mail will go to the polls during the day and elect their new president, who will have to rehabilitate the club, emphasizing the precarious economic situation in which the Catalans found themselves.
According to forecasts, the leading candidate to win the race is Juan Laporta, who already served as president of Barcelona between 2003 and 2010, a period in which Barça won four Spanish championships, one Spanish Cup, recorded three wins in the Spanish Super Cup, two Champions League wins, One win in the European Super Cup and also, one win in the World Team Championship. The candidate ranked second by forecasts is Victor Font, with Tony Freisha in third place according to the polls, despite his strengthening in recent days.
The president-elect, at least according to the polls, Juan Laporta, came to the Camp Nou to vote, while the other two candidates, Victor Pont and Tony Freisha, came to the stadium to vote in the elections, which are marked as crucial for Barcelona’s future in the shadow of the Barça Gate affair and the situation. The not-so-simple one in which the previous president, Joseph Maria Bartomeu, left the club. Also on the team were star Leo Messi, midfielder Sergio Busquets, defenders Jordi Alba and Sergi Roberto and young talent Ricky Pouch. By the way, this is the first time that Messi is taking part and voting in the presidential election.
Joan LAPORTA went to the CAMP NOU to take his VOTE in the ELECTIONS for the presidency. | via @ 10JoseAlvarez
▶ ️ Your act of voting will take place at 10:00 and will be the PRIMER CANDIDATE in action.
Follow the ELECTORAL JORNADA with the SPECIAL @elchiringuitotv! pic.twitter.com/vDcUDZgPby– El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) March 7, 2021
Joan Laporta Asked by reporters at Camp Nou whether the first thing he would do tomorrow if he won the election would be to talk to Jorge Messi, the father of team star Leo Messi, and jokingly replied: “Why tomorrow? I can talk to him tonight, the night is long. “
Joan Laporta, when asked by @ESPORTSCOPE whether the first thing he’ll do is call Jorge Messi [Messi’s father] tomorrow: “Why tomorrow? I can talk tonight, the night is long (laughs) ” #ElectionDay
– Reshad Rahman @ (@HagridFCB) March 7, 2021