MADRID: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez on Tuesday called club elections and announced that he would stand again.

“I am not going to resign,” the 79-year-old Perez told a press conference towards the end of a season which Real Madrid will finish trophyless.

Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 2-0 at Camp Nou to claim back-to-back La Liga titles.

Real bowed out of the Champions League with a quarter-final exit against Bayern Munich.

Current Real coach Alvaro Arbeloa, who replaced Xabi Alonso in January, is unlikely to remain at the helm next season and former Real manager Jose Mourinho has been linked with a potential return.

This season has seen Real finish without a major trophy for a second year running.

Published in Dawn, May 13th, 2026