Laporta will run for re-election on March 15

The board of administrators of FC Barcelona has decided this Thursday that the elections for the membership’s presidency will probably be held on March 15.

The electoral name will coincide with the weekend of the Barça-Sevilla League match, though there’s a chance that the match will probably be scheduled for Saturday as an alternative of Sunday, on condition that it’s between the primary leg and the second leg of the Champions League spherical of 16.

Based on the membership’s statutes, elections have to be held between March 15 and June 15, so the board has opted for the primary out there date.

President Joan Laporta considers that holding the elections in March will do much less harm to the sporting progress of the primary staff, in addition to the planning of the following season, in comparison with calling them on the finish of the course.

This technique responds to the will to resolve the electoral course of earlier than the decisive stretch of the marketing campaign, when the staff led by Hansi Flick will play for all of the titles in dispute.

The choice additionally has logistical implications. The nationwide staff break on the finish of March would make it simpler for Barcelona’s matches to not coincide with the elections over the last week of the marketing campaign, which might give extra alternatives to Barcelona members to hearken to the candidates’ proposals.

The electoral calendar

The official name for the elections will probably be revealed on February 6, Friday. From that second, the electoral course of will formally start, which can culminate 37 days later with voting day.

The signature assortment interval will happen between February 21 and March 2. The pre-candidates will want 2,321 legitimate signatures to develop into official candidates, a determine equal to half the variety of 4,641 delegates from the final meeting.

The signatures will probably be delivered on March 3 for validation by the electoral board, and between March 4 and 5, the candidates who make the reduce will probably be introduced.

The electoral marketing campaign itself will start on March 6 and can final for seven enterprise days, ending on March 13.

This era will coincide with the primary leg of the Champions League spherical of 16, including depth to an already packed schedule. March 14 would be the day of reflection, previous to the vote on Sunday, March 15.