Florentino Pérez has been re-elected as Real Madrid president in the first contested presidential voting since 2006 and proclaimed victory during a speech at a hotel near the Bernabéu stadium, while his rival candidate, Enrique Riquelme, accepted defeat.
Perez said that "We've obtained the second-best result in the history of Real Madrid [elections]," he also said. "It's an extraordinary result... Today, Real Madrid won. We've shown an example of democracy to the world. We'll keep working for Real Madrid to keep winning trophies... I want to thank everyone who participated. Together, we have a lot of history left to make."
Florentino Pérez secured 65% of the vote with 21,741 ballots, while Riquelme claimed 35% with 11,814 votes, the club's electoral commission announced.
Pérez, 79, has been Real Madrid president since 2009, and before that between 2000 and 2006.
During his presidency Madrid have won seven Champions Leagues (most recently in 2022 and 2024) and seven LaLiga titles.
Sunday's vote took place after a two-week campaign which followed Pérez's surprise decision to call elections, looking for a show of support from members after two seasons without a major trophy.
It was the first contested election the club had held in 20 years, with Pérez elected unopposed in 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021 and 2025.
Pérez had already announced the return of José Mourinho as Madrid coach if he won Sunday's poll, as well as the signings of Ibrahima Konaté and Denzel Dumfries, and a promise to bid over €150 million this Tuesday for an unnamed "Galáctico" attacking signing.
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