Gianni Infantino of Switzerland is Elected FIFA President Until 2019

1st round results:

• Gianni Infantino: 88 votes
• Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa: 85 votes
• Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan: 27 votes
• Jerome Champagne: 7 votes.

Infantino, who hails from Switzerland like Blatter, was elected with a simple majority during a second round of voting in the presidential election, which was held during a FIFA Extraordinary Congress in Zurich on Friday.

2nd round results:

• Gianni Infantino: 115 votes
• Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa: 88 votes
• Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan: 4 votes
• Jerome Champagne: 0 votes

story by: Francis Nkrumah