Former director Ramon Calderon is the new president of Real Madrid following a narrow victory in a chaotic and controversial election campaign.
"Given the situation created by the election and the existence of a judicial decision that has suspended the postal vote...the club has decided to name Ramon Calderon as the new president of Real Madrid," a club spokesman said.
The 55-year-old lawyer, who joined the Real board in 2002 under former president Florentino Perez, gained 246 votes more than rival candidate Juan Palacios and 1,642 more than Juan Miguel Villar Mir.
The other two candidates, former president Lorenzo Sanz and lawyer Arturo Baldasano, trailed well behind in the poll.
Approximately 42 per cent of the 66,355 club members who were entitled to vote attended yesterday's poll in person.
A judge provisionally suspended the postal vote on Friday after Calderon and other candidates raised concerns over the lack of guarantees to ensure its legitimacy.
It is not yet clear if the judge will allow the postal votes, which media estimates could be as many as 10,500, to be counted. If they are, they could change the result of the election. Reuters
