{"id":22796,"date":"2026-02-09T23:47:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T23:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/laporta-resigns-as-barcelona-president-to-seek-re-election\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T23:47:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T23:47:36","slug":"laporta-resigns-as-barcelona-president-to-seek-re-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/laporta-resigns-as-barcelona-president-to-seek-re-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Laporta resigns as Barcelona president to seek re-election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BARCELONA, Spain (AP) &#8211; Joan Laporta resigned as Barcelona president as planned on Monday in order to be eligible for re-election on March 15.<\/p>\n<p>Laporta and some board members resigned so he could run again. The resignation was formally approved at a regular board meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The current board of directors, including new club president Rafael Juste, will serve until the end of their term on June 30th.<\/p>\n<p>Five voting stations will be available to club members in March, one in each of Catalonia&#8217;s four departments (Barcelona, \u200b\u200bGirona, Lleida and Tarragona) and another in the Principality of Andorra.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the 15th presidential election in the club&#8217;s history since the first one was held in 1953.<\/p>\n<p>Laporta, who was team president from 2003 to 2010 and from 2021, will face opposition parties in the next election.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/barcelona-election-laporta-8a9a37ac61aadea24cf07913c3901a19\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BARCELONA, Spain (AP) &#8211; Joan Laporta resigned as Barcelona president as planned on Monday in order to be eligible for re-election on March 15. Laporta and some board members resigned so he could run again. The resignation was formally approved at a regular board meeting. 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