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Perez re-elected Real Madrid president, Mourinho may coach

6/8/2026

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Pérez Re-elected President

Florentino Pérez was re-elected as president of Real Madrid in Spain with 65% of the vote from 33,555 members.
Challenger Enrique Riquelme, a renewable-energy entrepreneur, received 35% of the vote and conceded defeat following the count.
Pérez pledged to appoint José Mourinho as coach of the club in his next term.

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Pérez Claims Theft

Pérez claimed over a thousand mail-in votes were stolen, a notary certified the irregularities, and the club will appeal.
The vote count shows Pérez voted at 9:57 a.m., Riquelme at 10:53 a.m., and about a thousand mail-in votes were invalidated, affecting the tally.
Pérez said the election was Real Madrid’s second-best result after 2004 and reiterated his plan to return economic ownership to members and sign Konaté, Dumfries, and a €150 million star.

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Pérez Seeks Stake

The 2026 election is Real Madrid’s first presidential vote with ballot boxes since 2006.
Eligibility requires members over 18, with one year continuous membership and on the electoral roll, leaving about 70,000 of 100,000 members eligible.
By 5 p.m. on election day, 23,593 members had voted at Valdebebas, a 31.37% turnout of total membership.
If re-elected, Pérez will seek to sell a 5% stake in Real Madrid to an external investor.

History

Historical Context

After Florentino Pérez resigned in 2006 following three trophy-less seasons, Ramón Calderón was elected president; Pérez returned in 2009 and guided Real Madrid to six Champions League titles. The club’s first contested presidential vote since 2006 occurred on 7 June 2026, where Pérez won 21,741 votes, about 65 % of all ballots cast.

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Pérez Re-elected President

Florentino Pérez was re-elected as president of Real Madrid in Spain with 65% of the vote from 33,555 members.
Challenger Enrique Riquelme, a renewable-energy entrepreneur, received 35% of the vote and conceded defeat following the count.
Pérez pledged to appoint José Mourinho as coach of the club in his next term.

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