Joan Laporta ‘resigns’ as Barcelona president for bizarre procedural reason
Why Barcelona’s president was forced to ‘resign’
- Joan Laporta has resigned as president of Barcelona, a procedural step to allow him to seek re-election later this year.
- Laporta, who first took office in March 2021, stepped down in line with club statutes after nearly five years in charge.
- Vice-president Rafa Yuste will serve as interim president for the next three and a half months until the election.
- Laporta is widely considered the favourite to reclaim the role against rivals Victor Font, Xavier Vilajoana, and Marc Ciria, with the aim of returning to office on 1 July.
- Around 100,000 eligible Barcelona members will vote, with the election held across multiple venues and postal voting not permitted, unlike the 2021 election.
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