Overview
- The club’s Electoral Board has validated two candidacies and set voting for Sunday, June 7, with postal ballots available under enhanced transparency measures such as scrutineers and video surveillance.
- Florentino Pérez has publicly proposed a post‑election referendum to turn membership cards into economic stakes and said he plans to convene an assembly to amend the statutes if re‑elected.
- Challenger Enrique Riquelme has made blocking any sale of club ownership his central pledge and named Raúl González Blanco as his planned sporting director if he wins.
- Key sporting decisions are effectively frozen pending the vote: José Mourinho is widely reported to be lined up if Pérez returns, and contract talks for Vinicius Jr. remain slow with the president saying the player is "very close" yet free to leave.
- The contest follows two trophyless seasons, strict candidacy rules that require 20 years’ membership and a large bank guarantee, and it will shape who controls transfers, managerial hires and the club’s long‑term governance.