Enrique Riquelme opposes Perez in the election of the President of Real Madrid

According to what the Spanish newspaper “AS” said, this is the first step for Riquelme to take part in the presidential election. real Madrid It comes after Peres called for snap elections.

The businessman, who holds the position of chairman and owns 75 percent of the “Kokux Energy” group, told the election commission that he wants to run.

Orders are given Elections Within Real Madrid, the candidate must be informed of his intention to drive 48 hours before giving his consent, pending the completion of his file on Saturday as the deadline.

The Spanish newspaper reported that Riquelme and his team are working quickly to complete a project that will excite the members of the club and make them compete. Perezwho served as club president for 23 years.

Two important things were established for candidates, the first was to provide a guarantee of 15 percent of the money budget The club, that is, 187 million euros out of 1.2 billion euros in total. The second is to create a board of directors with at least 9 members, including a vice president who has been a member of the club for at least 15 years, and the age of other members should not be less than 10 years.

As for the presidential candidate, he must be at least 20 years old, which works… Riquelme.

According to the election rules, each nomination submitted will be evaluated within one day, and if more than one nomination is submitted after the end of the deadline for submitting names on Saturday, May 23, the committee will set the date of the election within a period not exceeding 15 days, and it is expected that the elections will be held on Sunday, July 7, according to the newspaper.

The last time Perez contested the elections was in 2004, when he renewed his first term with a bigger margin than his rivals. The last vote of the club members was in 2006 when Ramon Calderon was elected.

Since then, no one has run for the leadership of the club except Perez in the years 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021 and 2025.

Pires was elected president of the club on 19 January 2025, but surprisingly called for a new vote, criticizing the media campaign targeting him and the club.