Gianni Infantino ha sido elegido hoy presidente de la FIFA hasta el 2019, en el congreso Extraordinario de la entidad que rige el futbol mundial y que tiene sede en Zurich….Infantino fue elegido con 115 de un total de 207 votos. Bajo los estatutos de la FIFA, las funciones del nuevo presidente comienzan apenas concluya el congreso…
En el comienzo del procedimiento, el congreso aprobó las consideradas historicas reformas que buscan recuperar el orden y credibilidad de la entidad, despues del FIFAGate que termino con la salida de su presidente Joep Blatter y su sancion de 6 años en toda actividad relacionada con el futbol…ademas de toda la cupula de dirigentes de Conmebol y gran parte de Concacaf…
Gianni Infantino has today been elected as the President of FIFA for the remainder of the current term of office (until 2019) by the Extraordinary FIFA Congress held in Zurich. He was elected as the ninth 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 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
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