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Cristina Vallejo Ros Sweeps Barcelona Bar Council Election Despite Low Turnout

The incoming board plans to modernize the council through professionalized practice, with digital service rollout as a priority.

Overview

  • Vallejo secured the decana post after two days of voting and will replace outgoing decano Jesús Sánchez.
  • Voter participation fell to 15.96% of a 24,100-strong electorate, down from 23.07% in 2021.
  • Her full candidacy list won every seat on the governing board, with Jorge Navarro named vicedecano and Carles García Roquetas as secretary.
  • Vallejo’s agenda includes digitalizing council services, piloting AI applications in legal practice and boosting continuous training.
  • Five lawyers ran for decana, though only Vallejo, Juan Ramón Ramos and Vanessa González presented full slates for all board positions.