Joan Laporta and Victor Font confirmed as final candidates for Barcelona presidency | Barca Universal

"Laporta, who has the backing of the Barcelona dressing room, emerged as the candidate with the strongest backing during the signature verification process. He submitted a total of 8,170 signatures, of which 7,226 were validated while 944 were declared invalid."

"Font also comfortably cleared the required number of signatures. His campaign presented 5,144 signatures, with 4,440 confirmed as valid and 704 ruled invalid."

"The biggest surprise of the process involved Marc Ciria, who ultimately failed to secure a place in the election. Ciria submitted 2,845 signatures, but after verification, only 2,247 were considered valid. That figure left him just 90 signatures short of the minimum requirement needed to become an official candidate."

FC Barcelona confirmed two candidates for its presidential election scheduled for March 15: Joan Laporta and Victor Font. Both surpassed the required 2,337 valid signatures to officially enter the race. Laporta submitted 8,170 signatures with 7,226 validated, while Font presented 5,144 signatures with 4,440 confirmed valid. Laporta enjoys backing from the Barcelona dressing room. Marc Ciria failed to qualify, submitting 2,845 signatures but only 2,247 were validated, falling 90 signatures short of the requirement. Ciria's campaign reportedly considered joining Font to challenge Laporta but now plans to contest the decision instead.

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