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FIFA Presidential Election 2016

The easy part of the impending Fifa presidential election is the actual election process itself. There is a total number of 209 votes available, split up between the various football organisations that comprise Fifa, as follows.

Confederation of African Football – CAF 54 votes

Asian Football Confederation – Asia 46 votes

CONCACAF – North and Central America 35 votes

OFC – Oceania Football Confederation 11 votes

CONMEBOL – South America 10 votes

If any candidate polls two thirds of that total, 139, in the first vote they will assume the presidency.