Elections have called the university community of the Universitat de València on Tuesday, 3 March to elect the person that will lead the academic institution for the following six years. Four candidatures are being presented to hold the UV Administration: Carles Padilla, Juan Luís Gandía, Fran Ródenas, and Ángeles Solanes. If none of the candidatures obtains the overall majority of the weighted voting, there will be a second call on 12 March.

The Universitat de València will celebrate on 3 March the elections to elect the person that will hold the administration during 2026-2032. There are 57 919 people from the university community called for an election of universal weighted suffrage. The election will determine the university politics for the next six years. 

There are four candidatures in the process: Carles Padilla, Juan Luís Gandía, Fran Ródenas, and Ángeles Solanes, who aim to succeed the current Principal, Maria Vicenta Mestre, whose position will conclude after the two terms of four years – the maximum allowed according to the previous regulation. 

With the approval of the University System Organic Law (LOSU), these elections are being carried out for a single term of six years, without the possibility of re-electing. 

The election campaign is being developed from 16 February, and will continue until 2 March. During this period, the candidatures are presenting their proposals to the different university groups. In this context, on 17 February, a discussion of the Senate was held, where each candidate presented its programme and the general overview of its government team in front of the university community.

Students, faculty, and administration and services staff
The election process is guided by a universal weighted suffrage, which assures the participation of every sector from the university community with five electoral colleges grouped together. College A, corresponding to doctor teaching staff with permanent links (PDI), gathers 2 359 people and concentrates 51 % of the weighted vote – College B, from PDI without permanent links (no doctor), gathers 2 693 electors and 12.67 % of the weight – College C, integrated by more than 49 000 students, contributes to the 25 % of the total – College D, the Technical, Management, Administration and Services Staff (PTGAS) counts on 2 960 people and the 10 % of the vote – and College E, the Researchers Doctor on Training (PIF), which includes 661 electors and the remaining 1.33 %. 

Ballot boxes opened from 10 to 18pm
The ballot boxes will remain opened from 10:00am to 18:00pm on Tuesday, 3 March, at the different voting centres that have been set up. After the closure, the counting will begin and the Electoral Commission will publish the provisional results from 8:00pm. 
If none of the candidatures obtains the overall majority of the weighted vote on the first call, there will be a second call between the two most voted candidatures. The second call will take place on 12 March. 
The Universitat de València encourages the whole university community to participate in this call, one of the main practices of democratic governance of the institution. The result will state the strategic lines of the next six years. 

Live broadcasting and tracking the scrutiny 
It will also be from 8:00pm when the special programme that the service of UVCommunication has prepared will start. This programme will track the scrutiny and announce the results. A live broadcast can be followed on tv.uv.es, on Facebook, and on Youtube.