Came the day. Boca will finally have one of the elections most affected by national politics in memory and the first that will face candidates made up of a former president of the Nation – the opposition -, and a former soccer player and idol of the house, that of the ruling party. Beyond the roles, the elections this Sunday the 17th have two old enemies and rivals face to face, Mauricio Macri y Juan roman riquelme.
Another of the salient characteristics of the election ceremony that will take place in the heart of La Bombonera was the intervention of the Justicewhich after the opposition reported alleged irregularities in the registry were postponed from their original date, last December 3.
The postponement was due to a complaint filed by the opposition presidential candidate, Andres Ibarra, for “irregularities and anomalies” in the registry. The National Court of First Instance in Civil Matters No. 11, headed by Alejandra Abrevaya He considered the grounds admissible and stopped the elections five days before the announced appointment.
According to Ibarra’s proposal, in 2021 the ruling party changed the category of 13,364 members who went from adherents to active members without respecting the times required by the club’s statute and in this way met the requirements to vote. The suspicion is that it was for proselytizing purposes and the case was moved to a conciliation hearing, which was unsuccessful.
The next step was taken by the club authorities with an appeal to Abrevaya’s resolution: they raised the nullity of the statement and challenged her for “irregularities in the investigation process” and “lack of guarantees of impartiality.” In those days, the magistrate received death threats.
Instead it was drawn Analía Victoria Romero, head of Civil Court No. 64, which he had arrived by a decree from Macri during his time in Casa Rosada. At the same time, the group Boca is Town It was reported that this judge had joined as an active member of the club in July 2013, when the owner of the club was Angelici, without having completed the corresponding period as an adherent.
For this reason, Romero had to excuse himself from intervening in the file that dealt with the suspension of the elections and a new draw fell to the judge. Sebastian Font, in charge of the 36th Court. However, at that same moment, the Appeals Chamber He rejected the initial challenge to Abrevaya, who was once again taking charge of the case.
But it was not the only thing that the Chamber rejected: it also did so with Abrevaya’s ruling that had suspended the elections and decided that they should be held this Sunday the 17th.
On Thursday night the 14th, when the discussion seemed closed, the opposition presented a brief in Court for the 13,364 partners in the controversy to vote at a separate table, an option that curiously had already been offered by the ruling party when the judicial conflict broke out.
In this way, on Friday the 15th, Judge Abrevaya decided to grant the request for Ibarra’s list and these “observed” partners will cast their vote at a special table, with Justice observers, and will be filmed to continue the investigation. Boca appealed that decision but the weekend arrived and there was no response.
Riquelme, Ibarra, Macri and Justice spoke. It is the turn of Boca’s partners, who will express themselves at the polls to elect a new president. At last.
What will the elections be like?
From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., La Bombonera will open its doors to receive the 94 thousand members registered in the register. The categories of Active (over 18 years of age), Lifetime (more than 30 years of seniority), Interior (over 18 but with residence more than 100 kilometers) and Exterior (adults living in abroad).
Each of them will have the possibility of accessing the La Bombonera playing field thanks to the three tents that the club installed on the grass. They will be the first elections in history in which the elections are held inside the stadium.
Anyone who has questions can consult the SoySocio page to find out. There are also the tables where each member must vote.
Entry will be on Del Valle Iberlucea street with a valid ID, up-to-date fee and ID that proves identity. In the event that any of the partners does not have the corresponding monthly payment, there will be five service positions to do so at the time. In the same way, those who do not have their physical card or it has expired will be able to update it on the spot.