The incumbent President saw off the competition from Joan Laporta to register a landslide victory, claiming 54% of the votes to seal his place as Barça chief until 2021
The votes have been counted, the dust has settled and plus ça change...Josep Maria Bartmeu has been elected FC Barcelona President by virtue of a landslide victory in which he claimed a staggering 54.63% of the 47,270 votes. The victory ensures that Bartomeu will continue in the role until 2021, having assumed the presidency in somewhat less democratic fashion in 2014 following the resignation of Sandro Rosell.