Pérez re-elected Real Madrid president for another four years
Florentino Perez has been re-elected has Real Madrid’s President until 2030 following an overwhelming victory in the election held on Sunday at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Perez battled it out with Enrique Riquelme in a two-time race in the first election since 2006.
According to the Electoral Board, Pérez’s ticket received 21,741 votes, representing 65 percent of the total votes cast.
Enrique Riquelme secured 11,814 votes, accounting for 35 percent of the ballots.
The club confirmed his re-election in a statement on their website on Monday.
The statement read: “The Electoral Board of Real Madrid announces that, with 100% of the in-person and mail-in votes counted, the candidacy led by Mr. Florentino Pérez has won the elections for President and Board of Directors of Real Madrid. This candidacy received 21,741 votes, representing 65%. The candidacy led by Mr. Enrique Riquelme received 11,814 votes, representing 35%.”
As a result of his landslide victory, Perez will lead the Board of Directors that includes Vice Presidents Eduardo Fernández de Blas, Pedro López Jiménez, Enrique Sánchez González and Enrique Pérez Rodríguez.
Perez promised to keep winning trophies for the club while targeting a 16th Champions League triumph.
He said: “We have won the elections and will continue working to keep winning titles. We have won at all the polling stations and achieved the second-best result in the history of Real Madrid elections.
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The first was also achieved by us in 2004. It is an extraordinary result. And I must tell you that it could have been better because nearly a thousand mail-in votes were annulled, votes certified by a notary, due to procedural issues that we will appeal, as we believe we are in the right.
“I am still here, and I am here to defend Real Madrid. We will continue working so that Real Madrid keeps winning titles, and we will fight until the end to achieve the sixteenth European Cup. You have demonstrated your commitment and loyalty to the club. Real Madrid has won.
“We have set an example to the world of democracy, transparency, and coexistence. We have shown that we are a big family, that we love Real Madrid, and that we are prepared for the future.”
Meanwhile, Enrique Riquelme congratulated Perez while revealing that his candidacy had opened an important new chapter in the club’s political life.
He said: “Congratulations to Florentino for his victory. And also to the Real Madrid members who were able to vote. It’s a great victory for this candidacy. For us, this isn’t the end, it’s the beginning. Real Madrid won’t go 20 years without another election.
“The Real Madrid members who will continue to vote for four years. Respect for the legacy and extending a hand to the debate that we haven’t had. The best thing is that the members are heard. It’s a pleasure to be with you.”
Perez, 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.
It was the first contested election the club had held in 20 years, with Perez elected unopposed in 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021 and 2025.
