He won 54 per cent of the 55,611 votes the second time around to win the election. Messi was among several Barca players to vote in the election a day after winning 2-0 at Osasuna to go second in La Liga. Laporta, who was Barca president between 2003 and 2010, won a resounding 57.6% of the vote with more than 99% votes counted, while Victor Font came second with 31.8% and Toni Freixa was third with 9.1%. Laporta, 58, was first elected in 2003 and presided over a golden period in the clubs history that featured four La Liga titles and two Champions League triumphs. Laporta entered the election as hot favourite to win, up against Victor Font and Toni Freixa, and received the vote of club talisman Lionel Messi.
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