Before noon, 6,901 members of FC Porto exercised their right to vote in the election of the club’s president, the source of the blue and white emblem reported this Saturday.
These figures come close to breaking the record 10,731 voting members who took part in the 1988 election.
João Rafael Köhler, the vice-presidential candidate of Pinto da Costa’s List A, expressed confidence that “more than 20,000 members” would vote for the electoral law and shared his voting experience.
“Everything went very well, I was in line with other participants and after about 10 minutes I had already voted. The organization is impeccable. You can’t please everyone, but I’m very pleased with the way everything was organized,” said João Rafael Koehler.
The A-list member said he “stands for transparency and rigor” and was pleased that the vote showed “great interest in the life of the club”.
“That is why we have insisted that all members who have not paid their dues today can pay and vote,” he added.
The vice-presidential candidate considered that the List A campaign had achieved its goals and expressed hope for a good election result.
“We ran a decent campaign with good offers. We think they suit Porto, we have a feeling that the job was done well. Confidence”. [na vitória] it’s total. We revealed our ideas and projects while traveling around the country “here and there”. But today is not a day for an election campaign,” said Joao Rafael Koehler.
In the elections to the governing bodies of FC Porto for the four-year period 2024–2028. There are three candidates, led by Pinto da Costa (list A), Andre Villas-Boas (B), a former coach of the football team, and Nuno Lobo. (C), businessman and professor, also included in the independent list of the Supreme Council headed by Miguel Bras da Cunha (D).
The election will take place until 20:00 this Saturday at Porto’s Dragao Stadium, as Pinto da Costa serves his 15th consecutive term since 1982 and maintains his status as the leader with the most titles and longevity in the world. .world football.