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Boluda confirmed as Real Madrid president

SoccerNews in La Liga 29 Mar 2009

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Vicente Boluda was confirmed as the president of Real Madrid at a General Assembly of club members on Sunday, the club announced on its website.

In total, 943 members voted to keep Boluda in his post, while 248 voted against him and there were 26 abstentions.

Sunday’s meeting replaced the flawed General Assembly of December 7, after which former president Ramon Calderon was forced to step down amid allegations of electoral vote-rigging.

The vote confirms Boluda as president, as until Sunday he had only held the post on an interim basis.

However, Boluda confirmed at the beginning of the meeting that the club intend to hold fresh presidential elections in June.

A poll published on Sunday in the sports paper Marca suggested that former president Florentino Perez is the overwhelming favourite to win the elections.

Perez was president between 2000 and 2006, overseeing the so-called ‘Galactico’ recruitment policy that saw superstars such as Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and David Beckham join the club.

According to the poll conducted by the Sigmados institute last week, Perez can expect to win over 67 per cent of votes from Real’s members if he decides to stand.

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