Emili Rousaud, out of the elections of FC Barcelona

Emili Rousaud, ex director of the FC Barcelona in the board of Josep Maria Bartomeu and precandidato to the elections of the next 24 January, has presented to the club his renunciation and will not participate finally in the comicios. In spite of that the Monday presented 2.510 signatures the past Monday, have detected 500 of doubtful, by what did not arrive to the 2.257 required to go on with his candidature.

Like this the things, the elections to the presidency of the FC Barcelona that will celebrate the next 24 January only will have three candidates: Joan Laporta, that presented more than 10.000 signatures; Víctor Font, to the that was missing him little to reach the 5.000 and Toni Freixa, that remained to the edge of the 3.000. As it was to expect, the margin that obtained Emili Rousaud was not sufficient to accompany them in the elections.

This Thursday to the midday, Emili Rousaud has pronounced . "Yesterday to the 10.30 hours had a private meeting with Toni Freixa and did a proposal of union of the precandidaturas in which 8 members of ours hinder in the Board and the rest situated in different commissions of the club. We agree that to the 18.00 hours would have a meeting the members of the precandidatura to value the offer and take a decision. Like electoral map believed in the need to do alliances to succeed. Already I said that it saw difficult to happen the cut, went very just", began.

However, the decision of the members of his precandidatura was the one of not to join to Toni Freixa. "It was a day of an impressive dignity because, for my surprise, the majority decision was not accepting joint with another candidature, that can not tolerate the dirty war and prefer to remain us was. Our sportive and economic proposals was the best", commented.

Emili Rousaud Has explained that "it is not truth that have not happened the cut, although it could have happened. This stage seems me the cleanest and the most worthy. By ambition the easiest is pactar". Besides, desveló conversations with Víctor Font, although no to merge . "We were in a moment very initial. It had not proposed on the table", commented.

Controversy by the ballot of Benedito

Emili Rousaud Also reported the apparition of a pepeleta of Agustí Benedito between his. "Of a sudden form and without origin known, during the headcount of our ballots appeared one that did not carry neither DNI and appears the name of Benedito. Curiously. We were the first in reporting that there were people that had approached with the idea to sell signatures", remembered.

The precandidato defended with forcefulness. "We have not bought never and the cleaning of our precandidatura has to remain by in front. I am convinced, and would put the hands in the fire, by the employees of the FC Barcelona. We think that there has been an act in bad faith and no haphazard", sentenced Emili Rousaud.