Switzerland Gianni Infantino, on Friday, was
elected the new President of the 112-year-old
world soccer governing body, FIFA, for the
remainder of the current term of office (until
2019).
Infantino was elected by the Extraordinary FIFA
Congress held in Zurich, Switzerland, according to
Fifa.com.
He was elected as the 9th FIFA President after
the second ballot with 115 of 207 total votes.
In line with the FIFA Statutes, the mandate of the
new FIFA President started after the conclusion of
the Congress.
At the beginning of the proceedings, it was
confirmed to the Congress that 207 of the 209
FIFA member associations were entitled to vote.
The member associations of Indonesia and
Kuwait could not vote due to their respective
suspensions.
The candidate Tokyo Sexwale withdrew from the
election after his address to the Congress.
Earlier in the day, the Extraordinary FIFA Congress
approved a set of landmark reforms to FIFA’s
governance structure, including improvements to
the governance of global football, a clear
separation of commercial and political decision-
making, greater scrutiny of senior officials, and
commitments to women in football and human
rights.
Results of the elections for the office of FIFA
President:
Ballot 1:
HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein: 27 votes
Shk. Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa: 85 votes
Jérôme Champagne: 7 votes
Gianni Infantino: 88 votes
Since there was no two-third majority reached in
1st ballot, the election proceeded to the 2nd
ballot, where Infantino emerged victorious.
Ballot 2:
HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein: 4 votes
Shk. Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa: 88 votes
Jérôme Champagne: 0 votes
Gianni Infantino: 115 votes
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