Swiss Gianni Infantino new chairman of FIFA
Swiss Gianni Infantino won, on Friday, led by the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) to succeed compatriot outgoing President Joseph Blatter, after a conflict with Bahrain's Sheikh Salman Al Khalifa, Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, of Jordan.
Infantino and received 115 votes out of 207 votes to achieve a majority of votes required to win the presidency without the need for a new round of re, compared to 84 votes for the Bahraini Sheikh Salman Al Khalifa, received in the Jordanian Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein four voices.
The Infantino, aged 45 years, the Secretary-General of the European Football Union (UEFA), the second president of FIFA, respectively, from the Valais region of the Swiss Alps, the ninth president of the organization in 112 years, and will replace Infantino, one of the Brig, a place Joseph S. Blatter, 79 years old, born in nearby Visp.
Infantino said amid applause from the members of the General Assembly: "We will work to restore the reputation of FIFA and respect for people and the International Foundation Sacefq us all in the end."
He continued: "I enjoyed an extraordinary journey during which I met wonderful people who love football and breathe football. I want to be president of all and for all 209 members of unions."
He added: "I would like to work with all of you, and inaugurate a new era in which football is our top priority."
The FIFA presidential election comes at a time when scandals rocking the International Federation, forcing President Joseph Blatter to resign from his post in June 2015, after his victory in the last election on Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, after corruption scandals affected the senior figures in FIFA.
The South African businessman, Tokyo Sexwale, has pulled out of the FIFA presidential election before the start of voting.
Sexwale did not get the support of the Union of South Africa for the game, as the African Union announced in January his support for Sheikh Salman in the elections.