FLORENTINO PEREZ CRUISES TO VICTORY WITH 65% BACKING: MADRID EXTENDS HIS ERA TO 2030

Florentino Pérez walked into the most unpredictable night of his Real Madrid presidency and walked out with his biggest electoral statement yet. On Sunday June 7, 2026, club members voted at Valdebebas and handed the 79-year-old president a 65% to 35% win over challenger Enrique Riquelme. That winning rate means almost two out of every three votes went to Pérez, a margin he described as one of the strongest in the club’s history. By early Monday the result was clear, Riquelme conceded, and Pérez was confirmed for four more years in charge.

The context made this vote feel heavier than any since 2006. Madrid had just closed a second straight season without silverware while Barcelona lifted LaLiga. Pressure was mounting, dressing room tensions were spilling out, and three different coaches had sat on the bench in a single year. Instead of riding out his remaining term, Pérez called the election himself in mid-May. He turned it into a direct question for the socios. Do you want continuity or a new direction. Members answered with record engagement. Turnout jumped well above past elections, showing that even fans who usually stay quiet felt this decision mattered.

The campaign was built around football, not spreadsheets. Pérez tied his future to immediate changes on the pitch. He promised José Mourinho would return as head coach if he won, and he committed to a statement signing worth nine figures right after the vote. Riquelme offered the opposite, a younger project without Mourinho and with tighter spending. In the end Madrid’s voting base chose the familiar path. They backed the president who had already reinvented the club twice, first with the original Galácticos in 2000 and again after his return in 2009.

In his post-vote remarks Pérez thanked members across all age groups and framed the night as proof that Real Madrid could debate openly and still remain united. He pointed to the 65% support as a mandate to keep pushing. For Riquelme the night was not wasted either. His 35% share forced Madrid into its first real election debate in two decades and he reminded the club that members should not wait twenty years between contests again.

With that mandate Pérez now moves straight into action. Mourinho’s return is expected in the coming days, and the squad rebuild starts with defensive reinforcements followed by the big attacking name Pérez hinted at. The Bernabéu transformation continues in parallel, the stadium designed to fund the team long after this presidency ends.

So the winning rate tells the story. 65% is not just a number. It is Madrid’s members saying they still believe Pérez can deliver trophies, handle crisis, and protect the club’s identity while thinking bigger than any rival. From 2000 to 2030, his era rolls on.