The Real Betis board of directors has carried out the general shareholders meeting of 2020, despite having the opposition of the platform ‘Another Betis is possible’ led by Lorenzo Serra Ferrer.
The presiding council Ángel Haro managed to get them approved last season's accounts and management report, with a total of 47,517 votes in favor to 36,354 against and 1,202 abstentions from the 85,073 shares present at the AGM, 72.4% of the total share capital of the entity. 40.4% of the share capital and 56% of those present at the meeting supported the accounts of the current board and 30.9% of the capital and 43% of those present voted against, with 1% abstentions.
During the meeting the vice president José Miguel López Catalán He assured that “it is flatly false that I have acted as a sports director”, of which Lorenzo Serra has repeatedly accused after his departure in June 2019. “Lorenzo Serra Ferrer will always be well received in this which is his home, ”said the vice president to end his speech, trying to put an end to the controversy with the Balearic Islands.
The sports director, Antonio Cordón, demanded union between Betis and showed his surprise to see that there are Betis who often want Betis to lose, such is the existing division.
“The goal we are looking for is that everything in the club has to be united. Get rid of negativity, which does not help anyone. I was surprised, I did not expect it. In general I see that many times they want Betis to lose, I get the feeling ”, he said. Cordon, who was booed by the attendees at that time.
The vote for the approval of the management of the administrative body was also carried out by the current council with a total of 46,494 votes in favor, 37,152 against and 1,427 abstentions.