Gianni Infantino has won the FIFA presidential election on Friday, securing enough votes on the second ballot to secure the organization’s highest office.
Infantino, UEFA’s general secretary, received 115 votes on the second ballot, while his closest challenger, Sheikh Salman, received 88.
No candidate received two–thirds of the vote on the first ballot, setting up a second ballot. On the first ballot, Gianni Infantino received 88 votes, while Sheikh Salman received 85. Prince Ali, who had the support of the United States in the first ballot, came in third with 27 votes. Jerome Champagne earned seven votes. Tokyo Sexwale dropped out of the election before the voting.
The special election was held after Sepp Blatter announced his intention to resign from the presidency in June as FIFA became embroiled in a major corruption scandal. Blatter had won a fifth term just days earlier despite the arrests of a number of top soccer officials.
In December, Blatter was banned from the organization for eight years due to a controversial payment to Michel Platini in 2002. The suspension was reduced to six years on Wednesday. Issa Hayatou has served as FIFA’s interim president since October.
Infantino was considered one of the favorites to win the election.
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