FC Barcelona: 109,637 socios have the right to vote in the presidential elections on 18/07/2015

The electorate who can vote for the new president of FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) is made up of 109,637 socios, announced the Catalan club on 25/06/2015. This figure has been approved by the committee in charge of elections: to be entitled to vote, socios must be over 16 and have been a socio for at least one year.

The FC Barcelona presidential elections will take place Saturday, 18/07/2015. They follow the term resignation of Josep Maria Bartomeu, the current president, on 09/06/2015. Josep Maria Bartomeu announced on 07/01/2015 that the elections for president, initially scheduled for the end of the 2015-16 season, and would be brought forward to the end of the 2014-15 season.

Six candidates for the 2015-2021 period

• Six people have thus far announced their intention to run for the presidency of FC Barcelona as of 17/06/2015:
  • Josep Maria Bartomeu, current president
  • Jordi Farré
  • Agusti Benedito
  • Toni Freixa
  • Jordi Mayo
  • Joan Laporta
• The number of FC Barcelona socios is estimated at 140,000 (the club does not provide official figures).
• 118,665 socios participated in the…