Joan Laporta, new president of FC Barcelona

Joan Laporta will be the 42nd president in the history of FC Barcelona by winning with 57% of the votes with 93% of the vote counted.

The 58-year-old lawyer was imposed this Sunday on the other two candidates: Víctor Font and Toni Freixa, who congratulated him with hugs even before the scrutiny was completed.

Laporta, who already chaired the entity between 2003 and 2010, returns to the club eleven years later to face a second term at a time when the club is experiencing a deep institutional and economic crisis.

Especially, since last October the until then president Josep Maria Bartomeu, - currently under investigation for a possible crime of unfair administration and corruption between individuals - left office after refusing to call the vote of no confidence for health reasons.

Carles Tusquets has since chaired a management committee that has governed the club in recent months.

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The conditions in which these elections were held, with different electoral venues, but also in the midst of the covid pandemic and when mobility restrictions continue due to the regional confinement imposed in Catalonia to stop the spread of the virus, have affected the participation figures .

Despite everything, there was a festive day around the Camp Nou, one of the main venues.

This is how Carles Tusquets certified it: “I was surprised by the high turnout despite the difficulties of mobility between regions.

It has not been easy, but we are satisfied with how everything has gone ”.

This is how we have told you about the election day live: