Barcelona moves elections forward with in-person voting, reports | OneFootball

Barcelona is said to have set the date for its in-person elections. Although initial indications pointed to the election taking place on March 22, it would now occur on March 15. The decision was made by Barça's board this Thursday during their regular meeting held at the Camp Nou offices.

The club's statutes stipulate that elections must be held between March 15 and June 15. The board, in turn, opted for the first available date. However, on this date, the game between Barcelona and Sevilla would take place for La Liga. Additionally, the elections would occur right in the middle of the Champions League round of 16.

The information about the date of the presidential elections at Barcelona was published by the Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo.

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On the left, Joan Laporta, president of Barcelona – Photo: MANAURE QUINTERO/AFP via Getty Images

The Candidates

In the coming days, the acting president, Joan Laporta, will step down from his duties as president as soon as the official election call is made, to focus on the electoral campaign. In his place, Rafa Yuste will be the interim president.

Besides Laporta, Víctor Font, who came second in the last elections in 2021, Xavier Vilajoana, and Marc Ciria have already expressed their intention to run in the upcoming FC Barcelona elections, while Joan Camprubí, leader of Som un Clam, is expected to announce his candidacy soon.

Candidates will need 2,321 valid signatures, a number that corresponds to at least half of the 4,641 delegates from the last assembly. The elected president will only take office on July 1, and the term will last five years, until June 30, 2031.

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