Agreed, he should have made it, and left it as a 1 issue contest. Or, if he really wanted to get creative, lump the sale proposition together with the snap election and insane requirements to run for the seat all under Perez creating his own fiefdom. All those other idiotic promises just came off as insane.
For me winning or losing is irrelevant if the long term plan is to sell the club. Bring Klopp, bring Haaland, win the next 4 CL trophies, if you eventually allow the club to become another investment opportunity, there is a future where your days in the sun are in the past. Manchester United's proud leader throwing his money away at the Monaco GP while firing the kit staff and cutting costs at the margins. You have to laugh if this is the long term vision. I'd rather see the club preserve it's identity.
This dude has Mou in his cover page and voted for Riquelme because Florentino wants to sell part of Real Madrid. Riquelme got votes due to this issue rather than many voters believing he'd sign Haaland or Klopp imo. Mi padre y yo ya hemos votado, ambos a Riquelme. Cuando estábamos cogiendo la papeleta he visto a 6 personas (incluyéndonos) y 4 para Riquelme, 2 para Florentino. A la salida nos han preguntado de medios deportivos y hemos hablado con ellos y estaba muy parejo en sus encuestas.— Álvaro (@alvaroooo78) June 7, 2026 La persona que pisotea los valores del Madrid es Florentino, eliminando el himno real, quitando el Santiago de nombre o queriendo vender el club. Sumado al atropello constante al socio— Álvaro (@alvaroooo78) June 7, 2026
Yeah, for me it should have been the only thing that matters instead we got Haaland gimmicks and "I have a girlfriend but she goes to another school" excuses. Garbage.
I said before the election started, this Enrique guy wasn't expecting to win now, he's playing the long game and his run was actually putting his ideas out there and gaining attention ready for the next election in 4 years time. Now, he has 4 years to solidify his plans and make them reach.
His ideas of begging Klopp for a shout out selfie video? Guess who has 4 years? Everybody else, including a potential candidate that has Florentinos backing. I can't help but feel like he got bamboozled by the fact that Florentino had Mourinho and several players ready to go and he didn't want to make it look like he would be falling behind but he basically stepped on every single trap he could have. I really hope there's eventually a serious candidate that at least has some ties to sports and business to use his experience instead of another guy that wants to be the president because he can get the funds to back a campaign. Possibly a coalition of people?
It's going to be this guy and someone else. I don't think Perez runs another term. He'll be 84 by this one is over.
I understand why some socios voted Riquelme just because Perez wanted to sell some shares. It's big deal and Flo is downplaying it.
I don't care how smart someone is. At 84, the mind just isn't the same anymore. Hope he passes the mantle soon.
Being a Real Madrid club member and owning an energy company, Riquelme definitely has ties to sports and business. A coalition of people against Florentino is impossible when hes a gatekeeper for decades and got people worshipping at his feet. Willing to bet my house that any next candidate for president will campaign on the promise of new signings and a coach rather than balancing the budget. Hopefully he does it in a more convincing way.
No, he uses gaslighting, conspiracism, fear mongering, self aggrandisement, obfuscation, cronyism and many other ways of influence typical for those who hold power for decades and are obsessed with keeping it. Try again.
How would you know the specifics when you spent the last 2 weeks telling everybody that you don't care and you only care about the football. Huh? At the end of the day his body of work speaks for itself.
He uses all that to be a gatekeeper and stay in power. And him staying in power affects the football. Everyone who relies on longevity to cover up recent failures has a body of work. Berlusconi had a shitload of body of work. Try again.
Failures and achievements are collective, not down to one person. You can flip it and say he was let down by people he trusted to deliver and perform. This club will never really be the math and science class you envision it to be.
No wonder we always do a one-minute silence before every fucking game https://t.co/cKRug7TIjA— 🥷🏼 (@killeures) June 8, 2026
Florentino must first convene an Extraordinary General Meeting where he will put his proposal to a vote. It shouldn't be difficult for him to get it approved in that friendly forum of some 2,000 delegates, where year after year he garners over 95% support in each vote. It was precisely before this audience that, on November 24, 2024, he announced his intention to reform the company's corporate structure. The crux of the matter lies in the next step, the referendum. With the statutes and the electoral roll in hand, Florentino needs almost 38,000 members to turn out and vote yes in the referendum, because it must be approved by a simple majority (half plus one) of all members entitled to vote (75,219). Therefore, 37,610 members must vote yes. https://as.com/futbol/primera/referendum-a-la-vista-f202606-n/ I don't think he will get 37,600+ votes to change the ownership structure.
I think there will be a share of people looking to turn their lack of emotional investment into the club into a monetary benefit. By that he's guaranteed a certain amount of votes.
We could also add the socios who "owe" their seats to him. Still, I'de be suprised if he manages to pull through.