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Laporta and Font the Candidates for the Presidency of Barcelona

Published March 5, 2026, 17:17
Laporta and Font the Candidates for the Presidency of Barcelona

Joan Laporta and Victor Font are the two candidates who will compete for the presidency of Barcelona, having successfully gathered the required number of signatures. Laporta submitted 8,170 signatures, of which 7,226 were deemed valid, while Font submitted 5,144, with 4,440 being valid. Marc Ciria failed to gather enough signatures (only 2,247 of the 2,844 submitted were valid) and has been excluded from the electoral process. The two candidates will begin their election campaigns on March 6, with the elections scheduled for March 15.